The 843 area code was created in 1998 to serve the Lowcountry and South Carolina coast. An overlay was added to the 843 area in 2015, creating 854 numbers.

In 1998, the 843 area code was added as another split from 803, which covers the Lowcountry, Grand Strand, the Pee Dee and other nearby inland areas, documents show.

The 843 area code was created in 1998 to serve the Lowcountry and South Carolina coast. An overlay was added to the 843 area in 2015, creating 854 numbers.

South Carolina is getting its sixth area code in the near future. Here’s when and which residents will get new numbers.

South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer was born in Charleston, S.C., but hasn't always used a cell phone number with the 843 area code assigned to that region of the state. In a ...

South Carolina is getting its sixth area code in the near future. Here’s when and which residents will get new numbers.

The coastal 843 area code was created in the late 1990s. Ahead of the new number's availability, millions of landline callers are asked to practice dialing the area code before every local number.

Historically, the 803 area code was the only one in the state after World War II ended. In 1995, 864 came to the Upstate. The coastal 843 area code was created in the late 1990s. Ahead of the new ...

The new code will be an addition to the 843 area code now used and will require people to start dialing the area code when they make calls.

While the 854 code does not take effect until Oct. 19, it will mean changes for phone customers beginning next week. Starting Sept. 19, customers dialing even local numbers in the 843 area code will ...

By the end of 2015, there will be no more phone numbers in the 843 area code to hand out. As a result, the state's Public Service Commission has planned a hearing to discuss the steps going forward.