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Garden City
South CarolinaCDP
Garden City
Total population
11,591
Median home value
$217,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$47,249
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Garden City, sometimes known as Garden City Beach, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,209 at the 2010 census. Garden City Beach is located directly south of Surfside Beach. The developed part of the beach extends south beyond the limits of the Garden City CDP, into Georgetown County, and ends on a peninsula at the mouth of Murrells Inlet.
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Geography
Garden City is located in southern Horry County and is bordered to the northeast by the town of Surfside Beach, to the northwest by U.S. Route 17, to the south by the Georgetown County/Horry County line, and to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Route 17 Business is the main road through the center of the community, leading northeast to the center of Myrtle Beach. Georgetown is to the southwest via US 17. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Garden City CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.47%, are water.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Garden City, SC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves16,534
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves14,743
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves14,590
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves14,356
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves13,411
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves13,191
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves13,161
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11,447
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in South Carolina
- Murrells Inlet3.8 mi away
- Socastee6.6 mi away
- Bucksport8.1 mi away
- Forestbrook9.4 mi away
- Myrtle Beach10.7 mi away · pop. 35,682
- Red Hill12.9 mi away
- Carolina Forest13.2 mi away
- Pawleys Island13.2 mi away
- Conway17.4 mi away · pop. 24,849
- DeBordieu Colony18.1 mi away
- Briarcliffe Acres20.2 mi away
- Dunbar20.3 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 165 mi
- Wildfire Camden McCarthy Overpass Fire, Camden, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-07-30 · 238 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET