Is Atlantic Beach a good place to live?
30% of residents live below the poverty line in Atlantic Beach, against 17% in South Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 170 South Carolina towns we compare have a lower share of households owning their home than Atlantic Beach. Atlantic Beach Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Atlantic Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
472 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Atlantic Beach: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Atlantic Beach, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Atlantic Beach.
Atlantic Beach faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Atlantic Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Atlantic Beach
Atlantic Beach has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Only 2 of the 170 South Carolina towns we compare have a lower July high than Atlantic Beach.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Atlantic Beach has 1.4 jobs for every working resident, and 91 people commute in
Most working residents leave Atlantic Beach for work: only 0% work in town. Atlantic Beach’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are North Myrtle Beach (24%), Myrtle Beach (21%) and Conway (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crime reported in Atlantic Beach
26 crimes were reported in Atlantic Beach in 2024: 17 property and 9 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Atlantic Beach is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Atlantic Beach is
Atlantic Beach beats the South Carolina average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Atlantic Beach adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Atlantic Beach | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Atlantic Beach | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.5% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.3% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical Atlantic Beach home is worth about $290K
The typical Atlantic Beach home is worth about $290,000, up 1% in a year, close to the South Carolina typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Grand Strand and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Atlantic Beach. Close and well known come first.
13 mi BeachGrand Strand
13 mi Theme parkFamily Kingdom Amusement Park
29 mi MuseumBrookgreen Gardens
28 mi MuseumHuntington Beach State Park
19 mi MuseumUnited States Post Office
19 mi MuseumBurroughs SchoolPhoto credits
Grand Strand: Phil Guest from Bournemouth, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Family Kingdom Amusement Park: Fk714, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brookgreen Gardens: Hisland7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huntington Beach State Park: Original uploader was Pendragon1998 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · United States Post Office: Pubdog, Public domain · Burroughs School: Pubdog, Public domain
Everything we know about Atlantic Beach
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Atlantic Beach; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Atlantic Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
About Atlantic Beach
Town in South Carolina, United States
Atlantic Beach is a town in Horry County, South Carolina, United States, part of the Grand Strand tourist region. As of the 2020 census, Atlantic Beach had a population of 195. Most of the land around the town is annexed into the city of North Myrtle Beach.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Area code
- 843
Questions about Atlantic Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Atlantic Beach, SC a good place to live?
Atlantic Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.