Litchfield Beach, South Carolina
| Litchfield Beach, South Carolina | |
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| 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, United States. It lies in the Waccamaw Neck section, three 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. It initially started in the 1950s as Retreat Beach. 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
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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