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Socastee ZIP codes, South Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Socastee, SC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 3 ZIP codes cover it: 29579, 29588 and 29577. Its area codes are 843 and 854.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
23,796
Area codes
843, 854

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Socastee itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Myrtle Beach (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Socastee in numbers

About 23,796 people live in Socastee, in 9,131 households, the 27th-largest of South Carolina's 474 census places. The median household income is $62,257 a year, 10% below the South Carolina median of $69,324 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $234,200 (10% below the South Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,246 a month. The median age is 43.3; 21.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.1% across South Carolina); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population23,796Socastee23,796
Households9,131Socastee9,131
Median age43.3Socastee43.3South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,257Socastee$62,257South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$234,200Socastee$234,200South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,246Socastee$1,246South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%Socastee21.8%South Carolina32.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.6 minSocastee20.6 minSouth Carolina25.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,780 / sq miSocastee1,780 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Socastee CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Socastee

These ZIP codes cover part of Socastee but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Socastee
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
29577 Myrtle Beach , SC Standard 35,446 $50,955 $299,900
29579 Myrtle Beach , SC Standard 56,915 $79,644 $353,600
29588 Myrtle Beach , SC Standard 52,609 $70,739 $267,700

Map of Socastee ZIP codes

295772957929588

The ZIP codes of Socastee, 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 Socastee

The nearest larger towns are Myrtle Beach (38,371 people, 7.2 mi), Carolina Forest (26,263 people, 7.7 mi) and Conway (27,263 people, 10 mi).

Towns near Socastee
TownPopulationDistance
Forestbrook 7,479 3.5 mi
Surfside Beach 4,270 5.7 mi
Red Hill 15,920 6.3 mi
Garden City 11,591 6.6 mi
Myrtle Beach 38,371 7.2 mi
Carolina Forest 26,263 7.7 mi
Murrells Inlet 10,044 9.4 mi
Conway 27,263 10.4 mi
Homewood 2,708 14.2 mi
Litchfield Beach 9,044 15.9 mi
North Myrtle Beach 19,855 19.9 mi
Little River 11,771 25.0 mi
Loris 2,645 26.5 mi
Georgetown 8,565 26.8 mi

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