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Pawleys Island ZIP code, South Carolina

The ZIP code for Pawleys Island, SC is 29585, and its area code is 843.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
16,966
Area code
843

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Pawleys Island itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Murrells Inlet (2.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Pawleys Island in numbers

About 16,966 people live in Pawleys Island, in 7,826 households. The median household income is $81,946 a year, 18% above the South Carolina median of $69,324 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $463,400 (79% above the South Carolina median).

Population16,966Pawleys Island16,966
Households7,826Pawleys Island7,826
Median household income$81,946Pawleys Island$81,946South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$463,400Pawleys Island$463,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Pawleys Island. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Pawleys Island

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Pawleys Island
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
29585 Pawleys Island , SC Standard 16,966 $81,946 $463,400

Map of Pawleys Island ZIP codes

29585

The ZIP codes of Pawleys Island, SC, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Pawleys Island

The nearest larger towns are Socastee (23,796 people, 19 mi), Myrtle Beach (38,371 people, 24 mi) and Carolina Forest (26,263 people, 26 mi).

Towns near Pawleys Island
TownPopulationDistance
Litchfield Beach 9,044 3.3 mi
Murrells Inlet 10,044 9.7 mi
Georgetown 8,565 9.8 mi
Garden City 11,591 13.2 mi
Surfside Beach 4,270 15.1 mi
Socastee 23,796 19.1 mi
Forestbrook 7,479 22.4 mi
Myrtle Beach 38,371 23.9 mi
Red Hill 15,920 25.0 mi
Andrews 3,485 25.5 mi
Carolina Forest 26,263 26.4 mi
Conway 27,263 28.4 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Georgetown County · South Carolina ZIP codes

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