The Myrtle Beach Area

The Grand Strand is a 60-mile strip of the coast from the North Carolina border to Georgetown County, South Carolina. Horry County (pronounced O-ree) is home to thousands of people and is recognized as the 13th fastest growing MSA in the US, and is one of the top tourist destinations in the nation.

No longer a seasonal summer resort, the Grand Strand is a growing, year-round resort with 100 golf courses, 1,100 restaurants and world class theaters and shopping. The Myrtle Beach area, known as the Grand Strand became a Metropolitan Statistical Area in 1992. It is an established, fast-paced marketplace with many ingredients for continued, sustainable growth.

Myrtle Beach MSA boasts:

• $9.3 Billion in Retail Sales
• 13.8 Million Visitors
• 889,869 Peak Day Population(estimate)
• 72,000+ Hotel, Condo and Cottage Rooms
• 13th Fastest Growing MSA in the US
• Named as one of America's Best Beaches by the Travel Channel
• 3rd most popular driving destination by AAA
• 10 great retirement towns by Travel 50 & Beyond
• Camping Capital of the US
• Wall Street Journal Top Ten Retirement Spot
• #1 Golf-Home Community in the US by Golf Digest
• 4 Live Entertainment Theaters with 8,244 Seats
• 100 Championship Golf Courses
• 4.0 Million Paid Golf Rounds in 2006
• Home to the Senior Tour Championship 1994-2000
• 60 Miles of White, Sandy Beaches
• 215 days of Sunshine Annually