Socastee South Carolina Map

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.

About This Socastee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Socastee, South Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.683504, -78.998368. 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.

Detailed location data for Socastee includes the ZIP code (29588), telephone area code (843, 854), county seat of Horry County (Conway), and school district assignment (Horry County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Socastee is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.