Georgetown, South Carolina

Georgetown, South Carolina
City
Georgetown harbor
Seal
Location in Georgetown County and the state of South Carolina.
Coordinates: 33°22′3″N 79°17′38″W / 33.36750°N 79.29389°W / 33.36750; -79.29389
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Georgetown
Incorporated	1729
Government
• Mayor	Carol Jayroe
Area [1]
• Total	7.59 sq mi (19.65 km2)
• Land	6.99 sq mi (18.11 km2)
• Water	0.59 sq mi (1.54 km2)
Elevation	18 ft (5 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	8,403
• Density	1,201.80/sq mi (464.02/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	29440, 29442
Area code(s)	843, 854
FIPS code	45-28870[3]
GNIS feature ID	1247888[4]
Website	cityofgeorgetownsc.com

Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Lowcountry.^[5] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 9,163.^[6] Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Black, Great Pee Dee, Waccamaw, and Sampit rivers, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina, handling over 960,000 tons of materials a year, while Charleston is the largest.

Beginning in the colonial era, Georgetown was the commercial center of an indigo- and rice-producing area. Rice replaced indigo as the chief commodity crop in the antebellum area. Later the timber industry became important here. ^{[citation needed]}