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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Starting next month there will be a new area code in town that will require customers to dial 10-digits whenever they make a local phone call - whether it's through a cell ...

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina is getting a new area code next month but customers will see some changes beginning next week. Local media outlets report the new area code - 854 - will overlap ...

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 residents around the state, particularly those in the Lowcountry, will soon see a change in call-dialing procedures as a result of a second area code being assigned to the region. South ...

A new area code for Upstate South Carolina has been in the works for more than a year and is expected to be in use by sometime next year. New phone customers will be given an 821 area code rather than ...