Georgetown is a city in Georgetown County, South Carolina, home to about 8,565 people across 7.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 29440.
Homes sold for a median of $211 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Georgetown; also DeBordieu Colony and Dunbar
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Georgetown. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)29 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC150 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA510 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Georgetown; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Georgetown had 8,403 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 72nd largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Georgetown County grew from 22,846 residents in 1900 to 63,404 in 2020.
Georgetown County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 55.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Georgetown Co Ap, SC weather station (8 miles away).
22,113 jobs at 2,038 businesses in Georgetown County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
267 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Georgetown.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 45 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 82 |
| Dentists | 18 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 53 |
| Mental health providers | 43 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 15 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1729.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Georgetown 01. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and PerformGeorgetown | Pre-K–5 | 163 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| Kensington ElementaryGeorgetown | Pre-K–5 | 548 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Maryville ElementaryGeorgetown | Pre-K–5 | 444 | Public | 6.4 mi |
| McDonald ElementaryGeorgetown | Pre-K–5 | 389 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion SchoolGeorgetown | Pre-K–5 | 78 | Public | 9.4 mi |
| Sampit ElementaryGeorgetown | Pre-K–5 | 270 | Public | 8.5 mi |
| Georgetown MiddleGeorgetown | 6–8 | 671 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Georgetown HighGeorgetown | 9–12 | 918 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Georgetown School of Arts and SciencesGeorgetown | 5–12 | 44 | Nonsectarian | 4.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with DeBordieu Colony and Dunbar.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.