Out of Area surcharges are charged collected by FedEx in order to deliver out of their normal delivery locations, to more remote locations. This does not mean they never deliver to you, however, it is out of their norm.
For orders inside the continental United States, the surcharge is $3.85.
For Hawaii it is $12.00.
For Alaska and international orders it is $27.50.
For international orders it is $27.50.