| City: | North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| City Alias: | N Myrtle Bch |
| County: | Horry County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:09:45 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 843 / 854 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.8127, -78.6864 |
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ZIP code 29597 is a PO Box-only ZIP that serves North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It doesn't cover a geographic area of its own. Instead, it exists as a point location within ZIP 29582, which handles street delivery for the surrounding community. The post office at 6th Ave S maintains 796 PO Boxes.
North Myrtle Beach is a popular coastal destination along South Carolina's Grand Strand. The 796 PO Boxes here serve a mix of year-round residents, vacation property owners, and the 275 businesses registered to this ZIP. Beach towns like this one often see high PO Box demand because seasonal visitors and rental property managers need reliable mail access that doesn't depend on a physical street address.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone, meaning residents have other mail delivery options. Street delivery is available through ZIP 29582, which surrounds this point location. Many locals still choose PO Boxes for convenience, privacy, or because their property lacks a standard mailbox setup. The post office also supports PO Box Street Addressing, letting customers use "6th Ave S" with a unit number instead of a traditional PO Box format.
All street records point to the post office's physical address on 6th Ave S, used for PO Box Street Addressing.
ZIP Code 29597 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 11 business establishments, employing about 89 people with an annual payroll of $2,395,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,130Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 11Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $494,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $2,395,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 89Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 29597 is located in Horry County, South Carolina, within the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 34820) and South Carolina's 7th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 269,291 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 29597. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 34820Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 269,291Source: Census |
| MSA: | Myrtle Beach, SC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 07Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 5354.62 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4551280Source: Census |
| Place Name: | North Myrtle Beach city; South CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 29597 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.