Crime Score for Horry County, SC
County FIPS 45051 · South Carolina · July 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Higher crime than 63.95% of US counties
National rank
#3,922
of 735 scored counties
South Carolina rank
#176
in state
Score index
82.7
crime intensity
Scored ZIPs
14
in this county
Horry County in South Carolina scored in the 64.0th percentile for reported crime among US counties in July 2026. That is a Above Average rating, above the national midpoint for reported crime. It ranks #3,922 nationally and #176 in South Carolina.
Within the county, 14 ZIP codes have published scores. Their median is the 91.6th percentile; the highest is 29577 at 96.89 and the lowest is 29582 at 76.44. A county score summarises the whole area, so a ZIP inside it can sit well above or below it.
ZIP codes in Horry County, ranked
- 129577Myrtle BeachVery High Crime96.89
- 229572Briarcliffe AcresVery High Crime95.19
- 329579Carolina ForestVery High Crime93.91
- 429545Green SeaVery High Crime93.90
- 529569FinkleaVery High Crime93.66
- 629575Garden CityVery High Crime93.41
- 729588ForestbrookVery High Crime91.58
- 829568Myrtle BeachVery High Crime91.54
- 929511AynorHigh Crime88.83
- 1029526ConwayHigh Crime87.99
- 1129544AynorHigh Crime87.15
- 1229566Little RiverHigh Crime86.90
- 1329527BucksportHigh Crime80.19
- 1429582Atlantic BeachHigh Crime76.44
Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.