Folly Beach

Folly Beach is a lovely little beach town on a barrier island in . The beach is a popular surf spot and the town is a popular beach-going destination for residents and visitors alike, with lots of cozy beach cottages and a small but bustling business district.
  • Town with about 2,080 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
  • Description: city in South Carolina, United States
  • Postal code: 29439
  • Also known as
    “Folly Beach, SC”
    “Folly Beach, South Carolina”

Places of Interest

Discover Folly Island.
is a barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mosquito Beach Historic District.
Hamlet
The located…
2½ miles northwest of Folly Beach
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Latitude
32.6555° or 32° 39′ 20″ north
Longitude
-79.9408° or 79° 56′ 27″ west
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Open location code
8742M345+5M
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Folly Beach” goes by many names.
فولي بيتشArabic
Folly BeachBasque
Folly BeachCatalan
Folly BeachCebuano
Фолли-БичChechen
富丽海滩Chinese
Folly BeachDanish
Folly BeachDutch
فولى بيتشEgyptian Arabic
فالی بیچGilaki
فالی بیچ (نسايي کارؤلينا)Gilaki
Folly Beach, Kawolin disidHaitian
Folly BeachIrish
Folly BeachItalian
Folly BeachLadin
Folly BeachMalagasy
Folly Beach, South CarolinaMalagasy
Folly BeachMin Nan Chinese
Folly BeachNorwegian
Folly BeachNorwegian Bokmål
فالی بیچPersian
Folly BeachPolish
Фолли БичRussian
Фоли БичSerbian
Folly BeachSerbo-Croatian
Folly Beach, South CarolinaSerbo-Croatian
فالی بیچ، گونئی کارولیناSouth Azerbaijani
Фолли-БичTatar
Folly BeachTurkish
Фоллі-БічUkrainian
فولی بیچ، جنوبی کیرولائناUrdu
Folly BeachUzbek
Folly BeachVolapük
Folly BeachWaray (Philippines)
Folly Beach, South CarolinaWaray (Philippines)
Folly BeachWelsh
Folly Beach, De CarolinaWelsh

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