ZIP Code 29575 — Surfside Beach town, SC Demographics & Data

ZIP code 29575 covers Surfside Beach, SC in Horry County with a population of about 19,455.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 55.8 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 843, 854; U.S. House district SC-7; the MYRTLE BEACH - FLORENCE media market.

Surfside Beach, SC matches a tourism / travel destination profile (tourism/destination place names). Search demand here often clusters around weather, landmarks, short stays, and local services — the live 7-day forecast on this page is especially useful for trip planning.

Median household income in ZIP 29575 is about $72,029 — about 4% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 10.7%; unemployment rate near 5.2%; 33.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (roughly in line with the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Food services, Healthcare, and Retail trade; about 14.7% of workers reporting work-from-home (roughly in line with the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $278,800 — about 20% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,154 (about even with the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 79.5% (about 14.1 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 29575 in Surfside Beach, SC, a household would need roughly $77,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,791. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($72,029). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Surfside Beach town, SC as Relatively High (composite score 98.2), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (99.6) and flood (92.0). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Surfside Beach town, SC show little to no average snow and around 55.3 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 778 for ZIP 29575 (Surfside Beach town, SC) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.