Myrtle Beach Geography

Myrtle Beach is located at 33°42'15?N 78°52'32?W? / ?33.70417°N 78.87556°W? / 33.70417; -78.87556 (33.704238, -78.875453).

Topography
It is situated mainly between the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway on the west and the Atlantic Ocean (Long Bay) on the East, although building west of the waterway is rapidly increasing. Much of the area between the coast and the waterway is a slightly elevated sandbar or dune area. West of the waterway the land is mostly pine forest with a normal high water table, in which developers dredge ponds and use the soil to create elevated areas for better drainage around buildings. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.8 square miles (43.5 km²), of which, 16.76 square miles (43.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.12%) is water.

Climate
According to Köppen classification, Myrtle Beach has a humid subtropical climate. The city experiences mild winters and a humid summer.

Weather averages for Myrtle Beach

Source: The Weather Channel 2008-08-04

Neighborhoods and Suburbs
Myrtle Beach also has various neighborhoods in the city, notably:

Myrtle Ridge
Withers Preserve
Briarcliffe Acres
Jaluco
Konig
Ocean Forest
Pine Island
Stalvey

Myrtle Beach is also surrounded by various other towns and beaches, notably Surfside Beach to the south, North Myrtle Beach to the north; and Conway further inland.