How are homes heated in Surfside Beach, SC?

Name: Heating fuel in Surfside Beach, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Surfside Beach, used by 93.6% (±3.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

4.2% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 4.2% (±3.1 points)
Electricity: 93.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Surfside Beach

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Surfside Beach	Horry County	South Carolina	United States
Utility gas	4.2% (±3.1 points)	10.8%	23.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.1%	0.5%	3.9%
Electricity	93.6% (±3.3 points)	86.4%	70.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.3% (±0.5 points)	1.4%	3.5%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.1%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.8% (±1.3 points)	0.9%	0.7%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Surfside Beach, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Horry County (0.1%).

It is not measurably different from South Carolina (0.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Surfside Beach, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Horry County (86.4%).

It is also higher than in South Carolina (70.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Surfside Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Surfside Beach
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Surfside Beach	—	93.6% (±3.3 points)	—
Garden City	2.1 mi	93.9% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Socastee	5.7 mi	94.3% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Murrells Inlet	5.8 mi	87.7% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Forestbrook	7.9 mi	70.7% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Myrtle Beach	8.7 mi	82.5% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Carolina Forest	11 mi	82.1% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Red Hill	12 mi	89.8% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Litchfield Beach	12 mi	93.1% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Murrells Inlet, SC (87.7%), Forestbrook, SC (70.7%), Myrtle Beach, SC (82.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Horry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
5 (tie)	Garden City	0.0% (±0.7 points)
5 (tie)	Homewood	0.0% (±5.1 points)
5 (tie)	Little River	0.0% (±0.8 points)
5 (tie)	Myrtle Beach	0.0% (±0.3 points)
5 (tie)	North Myrtle Beach	0.0% (±0.4 points)
5 (tie)	Socastee	0.0% (±0.5 points)
5 (tie)	Surfside Beach	0.0% (±2.2 points)

Showing 7 of 15 places in Horry County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Surfside Beach

What is the most common way to heat a home in Surfside Beach?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Surfside Beach, used by 93.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Surfside Beach heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.2 points) of occupied homes in Surfside Beach use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Surfside Beach have electric heat?

93.6% (±3.3 points) of occupied homes in Surfside Beach heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Surfside Beach town, South Carolina

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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