Georgetown, South Carolina

Georgetown, South Carolina

The rich history of Georgetown South Carolina is evident as you walk through the five-by-eight block area that was set-up as the town center in 1729.

The area now makes up Georgetown's National Register Historic District. The town revolves around Front Street, made up of stores with distinctive merchandise, sidewalk cafes and restaurants.

A small coastal town, Georgetown SC has a population of approximately 8,441 people and serves as the county seat of Georgetown County, which has a total population of 60,703 people.

Georgetown is South Carolina's third oldest city and has been ranked among America's Top 100 Small Towns by travel writer Norman Crampton.

The economy of Georgetown is focused on expanding while keeping in good faith with the character of the land.

With easy access to the ports, an available workforce, and low operating costs, Georgetown SC proves a great place to do business. consisting of over 50 separate sites.

There are only a couple of ways to get to Georgetown. From the north there is route 17 which runs from Myrtle Beach SC, or 701 which heads inland after meeting up with 521 in town.

Georgetown SC attracts people who crave a coastal lifestyle with historic character, but don't want huge swarms of people and congestion.

Myrtle Beach SC  is about fifty minutes away and Charleston SC is an hour and fifteen minutes to the south, making Georgetown a perfect destination in the middle of two larger metropolitan areas.

Georgetown South Carolina is also surrounded by the similarly idyllic towns of Pawleys Island which is about twenty minutes up the road, and Murrell's Inlet which is another ten minutes past Pawleys.

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