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Welcome to Skimmer Bay ...

Skimmer Bay is located in Horry County<1>.

Skimmer Bay is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Skimmer Bay lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Skimmer Bay: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Skimmer Bay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skimmer Bay.

  • Myrtle Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Conway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • North Myrtle Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Carolina Shores
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
  • Surfside Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Loris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Calabash
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Calabash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <4>
  • Hand
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hand is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
  • Cherry Grove Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Skimmer Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skimmer Bay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skimmer Bay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skimmer Bay.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skimmer Bay. See our Newspapers Page for Skimmer Bay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skimmer Bay ...

Looking for more information about Skimmer Bay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Skimmer Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Skimmer Bay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Horry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skimmer Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Skimmer Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Skimmer Bay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.