Surfside Beach South Carolina Map

About Surfside Beach, South Carolina

Surfside Beach is a locality in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,155. The population density is 823.5 people per km². Surfside Beach is located at 33.6060°N, 78.9731°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Surfside Beach is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29575.

Surfside Beach occupies a flat, sandy expanse where the horizon dissolves into the rhythmic pulse of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 2.2 miles east-northeast of Garden City, SC (from Garden City, SC: bearing 66°T), and is situated 7.6 miles southwest of Myrtle Beach. The air here remains heavy with the scent of salt and drying spartina grass, a humid atmosphere that softens the hard lines of the horizon and mutes the intensity of the midday sun. Inland from the dunes, the stillness of Floral Lake provides a quiet contrast to the persistent motion of the tides, while the landscape stretches out in a low, unassuming plain that feels far removed from the sharp elevation of Sand Ridge, which remains merely a faint, unreachable suggestion in the distance. At the center of this coastal expanse, Vetran's Memorial serves as a grounding point for the public, offering a space where the sea wind brushes against the shore and carries the weight of the tides across the shifting sands.

Surfside Beach maintains a character defined by its deliberate simplicity and a long-standing commitment to the quietude of its residential corridors. Local life centers upon the small-scale commerce and seasonal ebbs that dictate the pace of the economy, moving with a steady, predictable grace that avoids the frantic sprawl of more populous coastlines. While the currents of Collins Creek flow quietly three miles away, the daily existence here is tethered firmly to the maritime edge, where the legacy of the Lowcountry informs the local temperament and the way people inhabit the space between the tides. Even as the modern world encroaches, the environment retains a singular, unvarnished quality, leaving one to observe the way the light lingers over the flat ground during the final, golden hours of the afternoon.

About This Surfside Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.606003, -78.973089. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Surfside Beach includes the ZIP code (29575), telephone area code (843, 854), county seat of Horry County (Conway), and school district assignment (Horry County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.