Litchfield Beach, South Carolina

Litchfield Beach, also known simply as Litchfield, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in South Carolina, United States.^[4] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 8,370.^[5]

Litchfield Beach, South Carolina
Census-designated place
Nickname:  Litchfield
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Georgetown
Developed	1960
Area [1]
• Total	11.69 sq mi (30.29 km2)
• Land	11.23 sq mi (29.07 km2)
• Water	0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	8,370
• Density	745.59/sq mi (287.88/km2)
Time zone	Eastern
• Summer (DST)	Eastern
ZIP code	29585[3]
Area code	843
FIPS code	45-41830

It lies three miles north of Pawleys Island, on the South Carolina Grand Strand. The communities Litchfield-By-The-Sea and North Litchfield are within Litchfield Beach.

The community takes its name from Litchfield Plantation, a rice plantation founded early in the 18th century. It initially started in the 1950s as Retreat Beach. Modern development of the community began in the 1960s.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	8,370		—
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2020[8][2]

2020 census

Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020[8]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	7,094	84.76%
Black or African American alone (NH)	753	9.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	17	0.20%
Asian alone (NH)	34	0.41%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	10	0.12%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	23	0.27%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	198	2.37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	241	2.88%
Total	8,370	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.