This map shows the overlay of the 854 area code in the entire 843 zone, where dialing 10 digits for each phone number, including the area code, takes effect Sept. 19. Courtesy of Horry Telephone ...

Beginning Sept. 19, all local calls made from any FTC landline phone must be placed using the 10-digit telephone number (area code plus the 7-digit telephone number). To ensure a continuing supply of ...

This map shows the overlay of the 854 area code in the entire 843 zone, where dialing 10 digits for each phone number, including the area code, takes effect Sept. 19. The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News ...

South Carolina is getting a new area code next month but customers will see some changes beginning next week.The new area code -- 854 -- will overlap the existing 843 area code used in the eastern ...

As plans move ahead to launch a second area code for the Lowcountry and Pee Dee regions, some elected officials are raising concerns about creating South Carolina's first overlaid area codes. The ...

The 843 area code boundary in South Carolina, in which new phone numbers assigned after Oct. 19 might be assigned the 854 area code as well. Visit http://bit.ly ...

A proposal to add a second area code in the Lowcountry would force callers to dial at least 10 digits for every phone call, even numbers beginning with area code 843. The proposed change is the result ...

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - By the end of 2015, calling someone in the Lowcountry, even your next door neighbor, will involve dialing 10 digits instead of seven. That's because a new area code, 854, will ...

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 profession ...

Eastern South Carolina will be getting a new area code, but it's not clear what the number will be. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports the Public Service Commission on Wednesday approved plans ...