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. 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. 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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