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Pawleys Island South Carolina Map

Explore Pawleys Island, South Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Pawleys Island, South Carolina

How to Use This Pawleys Island, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of South Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Pawleys Island.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Pawleys Island
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Georgetown County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	33.433224
Longitude	-79.121431
Population	130
Density	71.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	29585
Area Code	843, 854
County Seat	Georgetown
School District	Georgetown County School District

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About Pawleys Island, South Carolina

Pawleys Island is a locality in Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 130. The population density is 71.6 people per km². Pawleys Island is located at 33.4332°N, 79.1214°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Pawleys Island is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29585.

Pawleys Island holds the horizon in a fragile grip, defined by the relentless meeting of land and the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 9.4 miles south-southwest of Murrells Inlet, SC (from Murrells Inlet, SC: bearing 210°T), and is situated 2.6 miles south-southwest of Litchfield Beach. Salt-heavy air clings to the weathered timber of stilted houses, their porches seasoned by decades of shifting tides and the persistent, humid breath of the coast. Inland, the flat terrain gives way to dense thickets and quiet marshlands, where the water of Duncan Creek meanders toward the sea in a slow, rhythmic pulse. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Barnes Ridge serves as a rare vertical interruption to the otherwise level expanse of the landscape. The quality of light here, particularly at the turning of the day, turns the dune grass into a field of burnished copper, grounding the island in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate.

Pawleys Island preserves a legacy of resilience, rooted in an era when the salt-marsh climate prompted planters to seek the cooling breezes of the coast. The local economy, once tied to the rhythms of the land and sea, now finds its cadence in the quiet stewardship of these shores and the visitors who wander toward the nearby trails of Stables Park. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Flagg Pond offers a respite from the oceanic surf, reflecting the sky with a clarity that mirrors the island’s unpretentious character. Life here moves with the tide, unburdened by the clamor of larger hubs, favoring a slow continuity that respects the Gullah-Geechee influence and the preservation of natural spaces. The island remains an enclave of wooden walkways and shifting sands, where the primary industry is the quiet maintenance of a life lived in harmony with the temperamental Atlantic Ocean.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stables Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 007° N
The Golf Center (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 021° N
Samworth Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 311° NW
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.2 mi, 338° N · 35k acres
North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 4.5 mi, 205° SW
Huntington Beach State Park (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 025° NE
Sandy Island (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 347° N
Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences (Recreation Easement) — 5.5 mi, 198° S
Fighting Stallions (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 026° NE
Youth Taming the Wild (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 017° N
Live Oak Allee (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 016° N
Gretchen's Garden (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 013° N
Brown Sculpture Court (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 013° N
Lowcountry Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.4 mi, 017° N
Campbell Center for American Sculpture (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 017° N
Hobcaw Barony Nature Center (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 232° SW
Tom Yawkee Wildlife Center (Marine Protected Area) — 8.1 mi, 196° S
Lost at Sea Memorial (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 029° NE
Baruchs Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.2 mi, 247° SW
Rice Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 243° SW
Harold Kaminski House Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 245° SW
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 10.7 mi, 358° N · 4,495 acres
Dreamkeepers Community Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 11.0 mi, 246° SW
Surfer Memorial (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 036° NE
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 035° NE
Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center (Nature Reserve) — 15.2 mi, 214° SW
Seacoast Local Art Gallery (Gallery) — 19.3 mi, 033° NE
Francis Marion National Forest (National Forest) — 23.7 mi, 230° SW · 264k acres
Francis Marion National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.9 mi, 233° SW · 53k acres
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.3 mi, 207° SW · 30k acres

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