Murrells InletSouth Carolina
About Murrells Inlet
Set in the southeastern part of South Carolina, Murrells Inlet is a small unincorporated community.
Murrells Inlet holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.32 square miles.
📰 Murrells Inlet News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Murrells Inlet Unique
- The only place in America named Murrells Inlet — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Murrells Inlet
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🍽️ Where to Eat in Murrells Inlet
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Alligators · Attraction
- Archaeological Sites · Attraction
- Birds of Prey Aviaries · Attraction
- Boat Dock and Creek Cruise · Attraction
- Butterfly House · Attraction
- Campbell Center for American Sculpture · Museum
- Cypress Swamp Aviary · Attraction
- Deer Savannah · Attraction
- Floyd Domestic Animals of the Plantation · Attraction
- Fox · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Murrells Inlet
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Murrells Inlet
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.