843 Area Code
The 843 area code covers the eastern third and the southern tip of South Carolina.
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The 843 area code covers the eastern third and the southern tip of South Carolina.
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Area code 843 covers a large portion of eastern South Carolina, including the Grand Strand, Lowcountry, Pee Dee, and Sandhills regions.
Area code 854 was added in 2015 to overlay area code 843. Both area codes serve the same geographic region. Ten-digit dialing is mandatory in the 843/854 territory.
Area code 843 is a general purpose code which was placed in service on March 22, 1998.
Our South Carolina phone number lookup service will analyze the three-digit prefix of any 843 area code phone number and will show which telecommunications company and rate center it was initially assigned to. This prefix code data may help to determine the U.S. carrier, South Carolina geographic region, and local calling area associated with the phone number.
Phone numbers follow the following structure under the North American Numbering Plan:
Understanding the area code can help you determine if a call is local to your area. However, keep in mind that due to mobile number portability and VoIP services, the caller may be anywhere in the United States, so it’s best to search for the most recent phone number details.
| Company | Number of Prefixes |
|---|---|
| BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTHERN BELL TEL & TEL | 123 |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - SC | 68 |
| FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CAROLINAS INC. - SC | 45 |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 35 |
| SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | 31 |
| SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. | 28 |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - SC | 23 |
| HORRY TEL. COOP., INC. | 22 |
| UNITED TELEPHONE CO CAROLINAS DBA CENTURYLINK | 15 |
| HARGRAY TEL. CO., INC. | 12 |
| TIME WARNER CBLE INFO SVC (SC) DBA TIME WARNER CBL | 12 |
| DELTACOM, INC. - SC | 11 |
| WINDSTREAM NUVOX, INC. | 11 |
| HOME TELEPHONE ILEC, LLC | 9 |
| BLUFFTON TEL. CO., INC. | 6 |
| FARMERS TEL. COOP., INC. | 6 |
| HORRY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. - SC | 6 |
| POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. | 6 |
| SANDHILL TEL. COOP., INC. | 6 |
| US LEC OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC. | 5 |
| AT&T CORP. | 4 |
| COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC | 4 |
| HARGRAY, INC. - SC | 4 |
| MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - SC | 4 |
| PALMETTO RURAL TEL. COOP., INC. | 4 |
| AT&T - LOCAL | 3 |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - SC | 3 |
| FTC DIVERSIFIED SERVICES, INC. | 3 |
| KNOLOGY OF SC DBA WOW INTERNET CABLE AND PHONE | 3 |
| BERKELEY CABLE TELEVISION INC DBA HOME TELECOM-SC | 2 |
| BUSINESS TELECOM, INC. DBA BTI - SC | 2 |
| ONVOY, LLC - SC | 2 |
| ST. STEPHEN TEL. CO. | 2 |
| TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA SC- LLC | 2 |
| TELNYX LLC | 2 |
| CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | 1 |
| LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC - SC | 1 |
| MCCLELLANVILLE TEL. CO., INC. | 1 |
| NUSO, LLC | 1 |
| PALMETTO TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - SC | 1 |
| PEERLESS NETWORK OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC - SC | 1 |
| RCLEC, INC. | 1 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA NET, INC. - SC | 1 |
| YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - SC | 1 |
Carrier names have been updated from their original FCC assignments to reflect current companies following mergers, acquisitions, and rebranding. Updates were determined using AI-assisted research and may not be accurate or reflect up to date changes. This data is provided without warranties of accuracy or completeness.
| Rate Center | Number of Prefixes |
|---|---|
| CHARLESTON | 158 |
| MYRTLE BCH | 44 |
| FLORENCE | 40 |
| BEAUFORT | 27 |
| HILTONHEAD | 21 |
| MTPLEASANT | 16 |
| WMYRTLEBCH | 15 |
| SUMMERVL | 14 |
| BLUFFTON | 12 |
| GEORGETOWN | 11 |
| HARTSVILLE | 11 |
| MONCKS COR | 8 |
| NMYRTLEBCH | 8 |
| CONWAY | 7 |
| EASTCONWAY | 7 |
| MARION | 5 |
| CHERAW | 4 |
| COLLINSCK | 4 |
| DARLINGTON | 4 |
| DILLON | 4 |
| HEMINGWAY | 4 |
| KINGSTREE | 4 |
| LAKE CITY | 4 |
| LOWCOUNTRY | 4 |
| MURELSINLT | 4 |
| PAWLEYS IS | 4 |
| RIDGELAND | 4 |
| SCRANTON | 4 |
| WAMPEE | 4 |
| BENNETTSVL | 3 |
| LAKEWOOD | 3 |
| LAUREL BAY | 3 |
| LORIS | 3 |
| PAGELAND | 3 |
| WALTERBORO | 3 |
| ANDREWS | 2 |
| CHESTERFLD | 2 |
| COTTAGEVL | 2 |
| EDISTO IS | 2 |
| HARDEEVL | 2 |
| HOLLYWOOD | 2 |
| ISLE PALMS | 2 |
| JOHNSONVL | 2 |
| MCCOLL | 2 |
| NWALTERBOR | 2 |
| SOCIETY HL | 2 |
| ST GEORGE | 2 |
| SULLIVNSIS | 2 |
| AYNOR | 1 |
| BETHUNE | 1 |
| BONNEAU | 1 |
| CLIO | 1 |
| CROSS | 1 |
| FLOYDS | 1 |
| FOLLYBEACH | 1 |
| GREELEYVL | 1 |
| HARLEYVL | 1 |
| HUGER | 1 |
| JAMESTOWN | 1 |
| LAKE VIEW | 1 |
| LAMAR | 1 |
| LATTA | 1 |
| LEBANON | 1 |
| MCBEE | 1 |
| MCLELLANVL | 1 |
| MULLINS | 1 |
| NEWTONVL | 1 |
| NICHOLS | 1 |
| NO CONWAY | 1 |
| NOKINGSTRE | 1 |
| OLANTA | 1 |
| PAMPLICO | 1 |
| RUBY | 1 |
| SO CONWAY | 1 |
| ST HELENA | 1 |
| ST STEPHEN | 1 |
| TIMMONSVL | 1 |
| TURBEVILLE | 1 |
| W ANDREWS | 1 |
| WILLIAMS | 1 |
| YEMASSEE | 1 |
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