Ketchuptown, South Carolina Weather
Ketchuptown, South Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Ketchuptown, Horry County.
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About Ketchuptown, South Carolina
Ketchuptown’s flat expanse unfurls under a sky that often holds a humid, hazy sheen, a familiar blanket for this stretch of Horry County. It lies 19.4 miles north-north-west of Conway, SC (from Conway, SC: bearing 342°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-east of Mullins. The landscape is a patient study in greens: the deep, almost black hue of the cypress knees that punctuate the slow-moving ditches, the vibrant, sun-bleached stalks of corn in the fields, and the mossy cloaks that drape the live oaks. The air itself feels thick, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant, briny whisper of the Atlantic, a constant reminder of the coast’s proximity. Farms, small and weathered, claim most of the land, interspersed with stands of pine that stand sentinel, their needles whispering in the infrequent breeze. The roads here are often ribbons of asphalt worn smooth by generations of tires, leading past houses that seem to have grown organically from the soil, their porches perpetually shaded from the sun's insistent gaze. The story of Ketchuptown is tied to the fertile land and the waterways that once served as its arteries. While the exact origins of its peculiar name are lost to the mists of local folklore, the economy has long been shaped by agriculture, a tradition that persists in the dusty tractors and the roadside stands selling sweet corn and plump tomatoes. The legacy of rice and cotton cultivation still whispers through the soil, though its current rhythm is more attuned to soybeans and timber. This corner of Horry County, away from the bustling beach towns, maintains a quietude, a place where the pace of life is measured by the changing seasons and the slow, steady flow of the nearby creeks, their waters reflecting the wide, open sky in a muted, watery mirror.
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| Location | Ketchuptown, Horry County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.10211°N, 79.155318°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29581 |
| Area Code | 843, 854 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ketchuptown, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ketchuptown, South Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Ketchuptown includes coordinates 34.102110°N, 79.155318°W, situated in Horry County. ZIP code 29581. Telephone area code: 843, 854. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
