Pawleys Island is a town in Georgetown County, South Carolina, United
States, and the Atlantic coast barrier island on which the town sits. The
population was 138 at the 2000 census. The post office address also includes an
unincorporated area on the mainland adjacent to the island, which includes a
commercial district along the Ocean Highway (US Route 17) and a residential
area between the highway and the Waccamaw River. The island is on the southern
end of The Grand Strand and is one of the oldest resort areas of the US East
Coast. The town of Pawleys Island, though, is only on the island. The island
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