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Georgetown
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town in and county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Carolina
- County
- Georgetown
- Mayor
- Jay Doyle ( FWD )
- Total
- 7.59 sq mi (19.65 km )
- Land
- 6.99 sq mi (18.11 km )
- Water
- 0.59 sq mi (1.54 km )
- Elevation
- 3 ft (0.91 m)
- Density
- 1,201.8/sq mi (464.02/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 29440, 29442
- Area codes
- 843, 854
- Fips code
- 45-28870
- Website
- www .georgetownsc .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Georgetown
- Population
- 8403
- Area
- 17.898
- Elevation
- 4
- Official website
- www.cityofgeorgetownsc.com
- Image
- Georgetown, South Carolina harbor.JPG
- Households
- 3601
- Dialing code
- 843
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- postal code
- 29442
- Commons category
- Georgetown, South Carolina
- P8168
- orchard
- inception
- 1729-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 8.77
- per capita income
- 21913
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Article
The Harborwalk A glimpse of downtown Georgetown, looking north from Francis Marion Park
Georgetown is the third-oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Lowcountry. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 8,403, a decrease from the 2010 census of 9,163. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Black, Great Pee Dee, Waccamaw, and Sampit rivers, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina, handling over 960,000 tons of materials a year, while Charleston is the largest.