| Official Name: | Litchfield Beach, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Nickname: | Litchfield |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Georgetown |
| Established Title: | Developed |
| Established Date: | 1960 |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.29 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.69 |
| Area Land Km2: | 29.07 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 11.23 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.21 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.47 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 8370 |
| Population Density Km2: | 287.88 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 745.59 |
| Timezone: | Eastern |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 29585[1] |
| Area Code: | 843 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-41830 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Litchfield Beach, also known simply as Litchfield, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 8,370.[3]
It lies three miles north of Pawleys Island, on the South Carolina Grand Strand. The communities Litchfield-By-The-Sea and North Litchfield are within Litchfield Beach.
The community takes its name from Litchfield Plantation, a rice plantation founded early in the 18th century. It initially started in the 1950s as Retreat Beach. Modern development of the community began in the 1960s.[4]
| White alone (NH) | 7,094 | 84.76% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 753 | 9.00% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 17 | 0.20% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 34 | 0.41% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 10 | 0.12% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 23 | 0.27% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 198 | 2.37% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 241 | 2.88% | |
| Total | 8,370 | 100.00% |