About North Myrtle Beach

You have never been to the beach before if you haven’t been to Myrtle Beach! Here you will find more than just waves and sandy beaches. You will find more than 120 challenging golf courses, amazing shopping, hundreds of restaurants from casual to fancy, live shows, concerts, theme parks, and more. There are so many things to do in Myrtle Beach that your family, like so many others, will want to come back year after year.

The weather is always hot during the summer, and the spring and fall are warm and enjoyable. The winter gets cooler, but there are still plenty of things to enjoy in Myrtle Beach during the off season.

The Grand Strand includes North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach, which are two different areas connected to each other. The Grand Strand stretches north to North Carolina including Calabash, Ocean Isle and Sunset Beach and south to South Carolina’s Pawley’s Island and Georgetown. The Grand Strand is a highly coveted place to live, vacation and invest in real estate thanks to close to 70 miles of beachfront properties, hotels, and marshland on the Atlantic Ocean.

North Myrtle Beach has four distinct areas. These include Cherry Grove, Ocean Drive, Crescent Beach and Winy Hill. Cherry Grove has many vacation homes in addition to wildlife and salt marshes. Ocean Drive Beach is home to the Shag and all of the clubs, restaurants, and bars that Shag (www.shagdance.com - SOS information)! Crescent Beach is home to many boulevard bight clubs and all the souvenir shopping you can stand. Windy Hill is home to the popular Alabama Theatre, House of Blues, Barefoot Landing and Alligator Adventure.

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Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach are located in Horry County, South Carolina. All of the Grand Strand is located in this county as well as other communities like Conway and Loris. Real estate in all of Horry County is in high demand as second home buyers and retirees increase every year. Growth and property values in this area are strong and will likely continue climbing upward thanks to high demand. Frequently, new real estate is sold out in the construction phase or just after completion meaning demand is hot in this area.

Myrtle Beach is a great area to live or vacation and it was named one of America’s Best Beaches by The Travel Channel in 2003-04. It received 18 out of 20 stars and was named the “Best Family Beach.” The Myrtle Beach area is also high ranking among those 55 and older and has been ranked No. 5 in the nation for leisure destinations.