Area codes 843 and 854 - Wikipedia Area codes 843 and 854 Area codes 843 and 854 serve the eastern third of South Carolina. They cover the Grand Strand, the Lowcountry, the Pee Dee, and the Sandhills. Major cities in the region include Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Beaufort, Hilton Head Island and Florence. 843 is the main area code, while 854 is an overlay that was implemented in 2015. 843 entered service on March 22, 1998, as a split from 803. In 2013, the North American Numbering Plan Administrator determined that 843 would run out of numbers in 2015. In addition to the rapid growth of the Grand Strand, Charleston and Beaufort / Hilton Head areas, most of the southern portion of the area code is part of the Savannah, Georgia LATA, meaning several numbers in Savannah 's area code 912 are not available for use. On December 9, 2013, it was decided that the 843 territory would receive the state 's first overlay, to be effective probably in early 2015. On December 16, 2013, the new area code of 854 was announced. 854 entered service on March 14, 2015. Permissive dialing continued until September 18, 2015, during which both seven - and ten - digit dialing were allowed. On September 19, 2015, ten - digit dialing became mandatory in the 843 / 854 territory. The first new 854 numbers will likely be issued sometime in the fall of 2015. Contents 1 Major cities 2 Counties 3 References 4 See also Major cities Florence Myrtle Beach Charleston Beaufort Hilton Head Island Counties Florence Darlington Horry Marion Dillon Marlboro Chesterfield Berkeley Charleston Georgetown Williamsburg Colleton Jasper Beaufort References Jump up ^ http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/NRUF/April_2013_NPA_Exhaust_Analysis.pdf Jump up ^ http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20131204/PC16/131209732/1005/plan-for-new-area-code-gets-approval-callers-will-need-to-dial-10-digits Jump up ^ New area code for South Carolina revealed -- The Post and Courier Jump up ^ http://www.regulatorystaff.sc.gov/Documents/News%20Archives/PL-463-843%20NPA%20Overlay.pdf See also NANPA Area Code Map of South Carolina List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 843 Area Code South Carolina area codes : 803, 843 / 854, 864 North : 704 / 980, 910 West : 803 Area code 843 / 854 East : Atlantic Ocean, 441 South : 912 North Carolina area codes : 252, 336 / 743, 704 / 980, 828, 910, 919 / 984 Georgia area codes : 229, 404, 470 / 678, 478, 706 / 762, 770, 912 Coordinates : 33 ° 20 ′ N 80 ° 2 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 33.333 ° N 80.033 ° W ﻿ / 33.333 ; - 80.033 This article related to a telephone area code is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Area_codes_843_and_854&oldid=795085301 '' Categories : Area code stubs Area codes in the United States Area codes in South Carolina Telecommunications - related introductions in 1988 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Română Edit links This page was last edited on 11 August 2017, at 22 : 21. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the area code for charleston sc
Answer: 843