Moving to Myrtle Beach

Utility Services
Securing a SC License Plate
Obtaining a SC Driver's License
Voter Registration
Real Estate Taxes
Homestead Exemption
Income Tax
Sales and Use Tax

 

Utility Services

Water:

Areas Served: South of M.B. Air Force Base, Myrtle Beach Golf & Yacht Club, Island Green, Brandymill, Silverlake, Southcreek (sewer only), South Meadows, Steeplechase, Aberdeen Country Club (Buck Creek), Barberry Drive (sewer only), The Courtyard, Emerald Lakes, Cimmeron Plantation, Waterford Plantation (sewer only)

Grand Strand Water and Sewer
P.O. Box 1007 (170 Jackson Bluff Road)
Conway, SC 29526
(843) 443-8200 or (843) 347-4641
Hours: 8:00 - 5:00 Monday - Friday

Southcreek @ Myrtle Beach National, Carolina Forest (Portions), Windsor Green, Barberry Drive, Waterford Plantation

City of Conway
248-1780

Briarcliffe West - South to M.B. Air Force Base

City of Myrtle Beach - Water Department
921 Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, SC 29578
(843) 918-1000; ask for the Water Department
Hours: 8:00 - 5:00 Monday - Friday

North Myrtle Beach

City of North Myrtle Beach - Water Department 1013 2nd Avenue South North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 (843) 280-5550 Hours: 8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday

Little River

Little River Water and Sewer
1575 Highway 17
Little River, SC 29566
(843) 249-4025
Hours: 8:00 - 5:00 Monday - Friday

 

Electricity:

South of M.B. Air Force Base, Briarcliffe West - South to M.B. Air Force Base, South Meadows

Santee Cooper
1703 Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 448-2411
Emergency number: 448-3070
Hours: 8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday

or

900 Inlet Square Drive
Garden City, SC 29576
(843) 651-1598

North of Briarcliffe Area

Santee Cooper
1000 2nd Avenue North
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
(843) 249-3505
Emergency Number: 448-3070
Hours: 8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday

Myrtle Beach Golf & Yacht Clucb, Island Green, Cimerron Plantation, Stonebridge, Brandymill, The Courtyard, Silverlake, Steeplechase, Aberdeen (Buck Creek), Colonial Gardens, Barefoot Resorts, Westfield

Horry Electric Co-op
5889 Hwy. 707
Myrtle Beach, SC 29575
(843) 650-7530
Emergency number: 248-2211
Hours: 8:00 - 5:00 Monday - Friday

or

2774 Cultra Road
Conway, SC 29526
(843) 369 - 2211

Phone:

Horry Telephone Cooperative (HTC)
3480 Hwy. 701 N.
Conway, SC 29526
(843) 365-2151

Verizon
919 Lumber Street
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(800) 483-4000

Cable Television:

Briarcliffe West - South to M.B. Air Force Base, South of M.B. Air Force Base, North of Briarcliffe Area

Time Warner Cable
1901 Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 913-7941
Hours: 8:00 - 6:00 Monday - Friday

 

SECURING A S.C. LICENSE PLATE

New residents need to secure a South Carolina license plate within 30 days of relocation. License plates may be obtained from the S.C. Highway Department at:

3411 Hwy. 701 in Conway - (843) 365-0500

21st Ave. N. in Myrtle Beach - (843) 626-9183

214 Ridge Road in Georgetown - (843) 546-6445.

 

OBTAINING A S.C. DRIVER'S LICENSE

Your out-of-state driver's license will be valid for 90 days once you relocate into the area. A South Carolina license may be obtained at the locations listed below with no testing other than a visual exam. There is a $12 fee for the license, which is renewable every four years on your birthday. You will need your out-of-state license and social security card in order to obtain a license. If you've never previously been licensed, you will need your birth certificate and social security card.

21st Ave. North in Myrtle Beach - (843) 626-7213

3411 Hwy. 701 North in Conway - (843) 365-0500

822 No. Strand Plaza in No. Myrtle Beach - (843) 272-3870

214 Ridge Road in Georgetown - (843) 546-6445

 

VOTER REGISTRATION

To register to vote, you must be a citizen of the United States and 18 years of age or older. Proof of permanent address is required. In order to vote you must register in person 30 days in advance or mail a registration application 45 days in advance of any election. A registered voter may vote in any special, general or municipal election or primary by presenting a registration certificate and a S.C. driver's license or state I.D. at the polls. Register to vote in Horry County at any of four Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce office locations. The Horry County Board of Registration is located at 1316 1st Avenue in Conway, (843) 248-1382. Georgetown County residents may register to vote at the Georgetown County Board of Registration located at 120 Broad Street in Georgetown, (843) 546-9530.

 

REAL ESTATE TAXES

Horry County Tax Assessor's Office - (843) 248-1361

Georgetown County Tax Assessor's Office - (843) 546-1241

Real property (land, houses, buildings, mobile homes) tax notices are mailed in October to Horry County and Georgetown County residents and must be paid by January 15 of the following year in order to avoid penalties. Taxes are based on the following percentages of assessed value: commercial, 6%; residential, 4% or 6% (may only be 4% if you've filed with the tax assessor's office to qualify as a year-round resident); second home, 6%.

Get more details about property taxes here.

 

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION

Once you have established one-year residency and you are over the age of 65, you are eligible for a homestead exemption of $20,000. That exemption, if applied to a $100,000 home, would reduce your property tax by $195.60.

 

INCOME TAX

S.C. Department of Revenue - (843) 293-6550

South Carolina has a simplified income tax structure which follows the federal income tax laws. South Carolina accepts the adjustments, exemptions and deductions allowed on your federal return with few modifications. Your federal taxable income is the starting point in determining your state income tax liability.

 

SALES AND USE TAX

South Carolina's sales and use tax rate is 5%. On November 7, 2006, Horry County voters supported a One-Cent Capital Projects Sales Tax for roads. This tax went into effect on May 1, 2007, and increased the level of sales tax in Horry County an additional penny on all retail sales, accommodations and prepared food and beverage.. Prescriptions, dental prosthetics and hearing aids are exempt from the sales tax. Those over the age of 85 are exempt from 1% of the sales tax. A maximum sales tax of $300 is imposed on the purchase of motor vehicles, including recreational vehicles, boats, motorcycles and airplanes.

Each gallon of gasoline is taxed at 16 cents. This tax is included in the price per gallon at the gasoline pump.

 

 

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