ZIP code · Myrtle Beach · South Carolina · United States
ZIP code 29579 — Myrtle Beach
ZIP code 29579 serves Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
- Postal code
- 29579Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Myrtle Beach
- County
- Horry FIPS 45051
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.7377, -78.9787 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 53,699 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 1,014 / sq mi
- Land area
- 53 sq mi (137.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $72,909
- Per-capita income
- $38,734
- Median age
- 40.9
- Households
- 20,814
- Housing units
- 24,320
- Median home value
- $320,400
- Median gross rent
- $1,466 / month
- Congressional district
- SC-7 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8b (15 to 20 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 29579
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 91°F), coldest Jan (avg low 35°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 58 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 77 | 68 | 61 |
| Avg low °F | 35 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CONWAY (7.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 29579
- 15 schools
- 5 hospitals & clinics
- 12 doctors & dentists
- 5 pharmacies
- 7 supermarkets
- 70 restaurants & cafés
- 2 bars & pubs
- 9 parks
- 23 playgrounds
- 7 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 17 places of worship
- 10 banks
- 14 gas stations
- 5 EV charging stations
- 3 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page