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title: "Area code 854: South Carolina, United States"
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summary: "Area code 854 serves South Carolina, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in South Carolina."
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# Area code 854: South Carolina, United States

Area code 854 serves South Carolina, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in South Carolina.

NANPA lists 178 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 854, held by 36 holders across 65 rate centers.
Onvoy holds the most prefixes, 41 (23%). 100% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 513 complaints on file for 244 numbers in 854, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 2015-10-19
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 843 (1998-03-22)
- Prefixes in use: 178
- Pooled prefixes: 178 (100%)
- Rate centers: 65
- Companies holding prefixes: 36
- Assignment dates on file: 2015-09-15 to 2026-07-24 (177 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 73

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CHARLESTON | 30 | 17% |
| HILTONHEAD | 16 | 9% |
| FLORENCE | 11 | 6% |
| BEAUFORT | 10 | 6% |
| MYRTLE BCH | 9 | 5% |
| SUMMERVL | 9 | 5% |
| MTPLEASANT | 6 | 3% |
| MONCKS COR | 5 | 3% |
| 57 other rate centers | 82 | 46% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Onvoy | 41 | 23% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 21 | 12% |
| Fractel | 16 | 9% |
| Onvoy Spectrum | 14 | 8% |
| Ton80 Communications | 11 | 6% |
| Verizon Wireless | 7 | 4% |
| 30 other carriers | 68 | 38% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1998-03-22: Area code 843, named as the parent of 854 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 2015-10-19: Area code 854 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 854, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 803 (about 72 miles), 839 (about 74 miles), 910 (about 109 miles), 472 (about 111 miles) and 704 (about 133 miles).

## ZIP codes

73 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Charleston, SC (16 ZIP codes), Beaufort, SC (6 ZIP codes) and Florence, SC (6 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

513 complaints for 244 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 24
- 2024: 35
- 2025: 17

## Questions

### Where is area code 854?

NANPA assigns area code 854 to South Carolina, United States.

### In which state does area code 854 sit?

South Carolina. 854 is one of 6 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 854 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 854 are Charleston, SC, Beaufort, SC and Florence, SC. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 854?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 854, Onvoy holds the most prefixes, 41 prefixes or 23%.

### Which time zone does 854 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 854 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 854 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2015-10-19, so 854 has been in use since 2015.

### Does area code 854 have an overlay?

Yes. 843 (in service 1998-03-22) shares the same area with 854, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 854?

The area codes closest to 854, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 803 (about 72 miles), 839 (about 74 miles), 910 (about 109 miles), 472 (about 111 miles) and 704 (about 133 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 854 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 178 prefixes in service in 854, spread over 65 rate centers and 36 holders.

### Are there complaints about 854 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 513 complaints for 244 numbers in 854. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).