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Welcome to Horry County ...

Time Zone: Horry County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Conway is the Seat for Horry County.

Horry County was founded in 1801 and was created by taking area from Georgetown County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Horry had a population of 354,081 people. This is an increase of 31.01% since the last Census (which gave a population of 270,274 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Horry represented 5.84% of the total population of South Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Horry County:

  • Atlantic Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Aynor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Aynor is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aynor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aynor <2>
  • Briarcliffe Acres
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Conway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Conway is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <2>
  • Loris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <2>
  • Myrtle Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • North Myrtle Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Surfside Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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