THE CAROLINA FOREST LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Carolina Flatwoods setting.
Carolina Forest CDP has 16.8 square miles of land in Horry County. Its Census reference point is in Carolina Flatwoods, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Carolina Forest and Horry County
Carolina Forest is associated with Horry County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Carolina Forest by land and water
The Census records 0.47 square miles of water within Carolina Forest, or 2.7% of its total area. It is 7 percentage points lower than the 9.7% recorded for Horry County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Carolina Forest CDP has 71.7% of the land area of nearby Myrtle Beach city (23.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

