Socastee South Carolina Map
Socastee, South Carolina — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Socastee, Horry County.
Interactive Map of Socastee, South Carolina
| City | Socastee |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Horry |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 33.683504 |
| Longitude | -78.998368 |
| Population | 23,796 |
| Density | 711.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Socastee, South Carolina
Socastee is a locality in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of 23,796. The population density is 711.4 people per km². Socastee is located at 33.6835°N, 78.9984°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29588.
Socastee spreads across a low-lying coastal plain, where the broad, slow-moving Waccamaw River winds its way toward the sea, its banks often fringed with cypress and gum trees draped in Spanish moss. It lies 6.4 miles west of Myrtle Beach, SC (from Myrtle Beach, SC: bearing 267°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-south-west of Carolina Forest. The air here carries the humid, verdant scent of subtropical growth, thick with the murmur of insects and the distant cry of gulls. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, warm swathes across the flat terrain, illuminating patches of wild azaleas and the occasional glint of water through the dense foliage. The landscape is a gentle, yielding earth, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a soft, persistent warmth, a constant reminder of the nearby Atlantic’s embrace. This land, once the domain of Native American tribes who navigated these waterways for centuries, later became a vital artery for commerce and industry. The legacy of the timber and naval stores industries lingers, with echoes of sawmills and turpentine stills that once hummed with activity along the riverbanks. Today, Socastee’s economy is more diversified, embracing tourism and the services that support its growing population, yet the Waccamaw River remains its beating heart, a source of both livelihood and leisure. The gentle flow of its waters carries the whispers of a past tied to the bounty of the coast and the resilience of those who made their homes here, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this riparian community.
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About This Socastee Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Socastee, South Carolina with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Socastee and Horry County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Socastee is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Socastee is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
