The City of Myrtle Beach is a full-service resort at the heart of the
Grand Strand, a 60-mile stretch of natural beauty on South Carolina's
northeastern coast. Our 30,000 permanent residents and millions of
visitors enjoy the wide beaches, the warm weather and an incredible range of
entertainment, nightlife, golf, shopping, dining and live theatre.
Myrtle Beach was incorporated in 1938 and became a city in 1957, when the permanent population first topped 5,000. By the way, the name "Myrtle Beach" comes from the wax myrtle, an abundant local shrub, and was chosen in a name-the-town contest in 1900. "Edgewater" finished in second place. Previously, the area had been known as Long Bay, Withers and New Town.
For nearly 50 years, Myrtle Beach was a military town, first as home to the U.S. Army Air Corps in the 1940s, and then to the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base beginning in the 1950s. The base closed in 1993, and the property has since been redeveloped as the Market Common District, complete with an urban town center known as The Market Common, a Grand Park that features open space, recreation fields, a large lake and a 1.1 mile walking and bicycling trail.
Today, Myrtle Beach is a well known destination for vacationers from
around the country, Canada and abroad. The area is an
excellent choice as tourism is the largest employer in the region, with an
estimated 73,500 jobs in Horry and Georgetown counties related to the industry.
Some of these jobs are hourly-wage positions, while others are management and
supervisory. But beyond the tourism sector, there are still a multitude of
professional positions and support positions in nearly every industry—allowing
you the opportunity to work while you play along our shores.