Live Oak, SC

Live Oak is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The 2020 census counted 93 residents. The CDP is in northeastern Horry County, 3 miles west of Loris and 18 miles northeast of Conway, the county seat. That mix gives Live Oak a clear local shape within South Carolina, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present.