Litchfield Beach, South Carolina

Litchfield Beach, South Carolina
Unincorporated Community
Nickname(s): Litchfield
Country United States
State South Carolina
County Georgetown
Developed 1960
Time zone Eastern
  Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC)
Area code(s) 843

Litchfield Beach, also known simply as Litchfield, is an unincorporated community in Georgetown County, South Carolina. It lies in the Waccamaw Neck section, 3 miles north of Pawleys Island, on the South Carolina Grand Strand. The communities Litchfield-By-The-Sea and North Litchfield are within Litchfield Beach.

The community takes its name from Litchfield Plantation, a rice plantation founded early in the 18th century. Modern development of the community began in the 1960s.[1]

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Coordinates: 33°28′01″N 79°5′59″W / 33.46694°N 79.09972°W / 33.46694; -79.09972


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