North Myrtle Beach

It is a year-round city that swells in summer: the city describes a permanent population of about 22,000 growing to a daily population above 100,000 in peak visitor season. Neighborhood names like Cherry Grove, Ocean Drive, Crescent Beach and Windy Hill still matter locally.

Cherry Grove, Ocean Drive Beach, Crescent Beach and Windy Hill were small, separate beach towns until they came together as the City of North Myrtle Beach in May 1968.

The city's Parks and Grounds division manages more than 240 beach accesses, and the city has more than 50 public parking locations for beach access. Its interactive map shows each lot plus restrooms and accessible amenities; beach wheelchairs can be rented through the Beach Services Warehouse.

NMB Parks and Recreation runs the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival on Main Street, which the city calls the largest parade on the Grand Strand, with more than 100 entries. City events also include July Fourth fireworks, Movies at McLean in McLean Park and a Halloween BOOnanza.

Public schools are run by Horry County Schools. Enter the exact address in the district's Find My School lookup to see assigned schools.

Use the FEMA flood lookup and the Horry County tax estimator on this page with the exact address, then map the drive to Myrtle Beach International Airport.