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Myrtle Beach, Sooth Carolina

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Myrtle Beach, Sooth Carolina
Myrtle Beach ferris wheel
Myrtle Beach ferris wheel
Motto(s): 
First in Service
Location in Sooth Carolina
Location in Sooth Carolina
Myrtle Beach is located in the Unitit States
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach
Location in the Unitit States
Coordinates: 33°44′38.67″N 78°52′10.11″W / 33.7440750°N 78.8694750°W / 33.7440750; -78.8694750Coordinates: 33°44′38.67″N 78°52′10.11″W / 33.7440750°N 78.8694750°W / 33.7440750; -78.8694750
KintraUnitit States
StateSooth Carolina
CoontyHorry
Incorporatit1938 as a toun
1957 as a ceety
Named forThe waux myrtle, an abundant local shrub[1]
Govrenment
 • TeepMayor–Cooncil
 • MayorBrenda Bethune[2]
 • Ceety Cooncil
Area
 • Total61.0 km2 (23.6 sq mi)
 • Laund60.4 km2 (23.3 sq mi)
 • Water0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total27,109
 • Estimate 
(2019)
34,695
 • RankSC: 13th
 • Density533.7/km2 (1,382/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
29572, 29575, 29577, 29578, 29579, 29586, 29587, 29588
Area code(s)843 an 854
FIPS code45-49075[3]
GNIS featur ID1249770[4]
Websitewww.cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Myrtle Beach is a coastal ceety on the East Coast o the Unitit States in Horry Coonty, Sooth Carolina. It is in the centre o a lairge an conteenuous 60-mile (97 km) stretch o beach kent as "The Grand Strand" in northeastren Sooth Carolina.

References

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  1. "About Myrtle Beach". City of Myrtle Beach. City of Myrtle Beach. Archived frae the original on 21 Januar 2018. Retrieved 11 Januar 2018.
  2. a b "Myrtle Beach Mayor and City Council Members". City of Myrtle Beach. City of Myrtle Beach. Archived frae the original on 11 Januar 2018. Retrieved 11 Januar 2018.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
  4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.