Horry County, South Carolina

Horry County
County
Horry County Government and Justice Center
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Nickname:  The Independent Republic
Motto:  "Committed to Excellence"
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
South Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°55′N 78°59′W / 33.91°N 78.98°W / 33.91; -78.98
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Founded	1801
Named for	Peter Horry
Seat	Conway
Largest community	Myrtle Beach
Area
• Total	1,254.73 sq mi (3,249.7 km2)
• Land	1,133.31 sq mi (2,935.3 km2)
• Water	121.42 sq mi (314.5 km2)  9.68%
Population  (2020)
• Total	351,029
• Estimate  (2023)	397,478
• Density	309.74/sq mi (119.59/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	29511, 29526, 29527, 29527, 29528, 29544, 29545, 29566, 29567, 29568, 29569, 29572, 29575, 29576. 29577, 29578, 29579, 29581, 29582, 29587, 29588, 29597, 29598[1]
Area code	843
Congressional district	7th
Website	www.horrycountysc.gov

Horry County (/ˈɒriː/ OR-ree) is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 351,029.^[2] It is the fourth-most populous county in South Carolina. The county seat is Conway.^[3]

Horry County is the central county in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, about 90 miles (140 km) north of Charleston, and about 130 miles (210 km) east of the state capital, Columbia.