Welcome to Watergate ...
Watergate is located in Horry County<1>.
Watergate is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Watergate lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Watergate: 843 & 854<3>
Communities Also Named Watergate ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Watergate - it's located in Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Watergate.
Communities near Watergate ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Watergate.
- Myrtle Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Myrtle Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Surfside Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Briarcliffe Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Atlantic Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Pawleys Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oceanside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oceanside Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside Village
- Bucksport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bucksport is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Watergate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watergate.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watergate. 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 Watergate.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watergate. See our Newspapers Page for Watergate.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watergate ...
Looking for more information about Watergate? 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 Watergate, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Watergate.
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 Watergate - 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 Watergate area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Watergate 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. |