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title: "Area code 864: South Carolina, United States"
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summary: "Area code 864 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 864: South Carolina, United States

Area code 864 serves South Carolina, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in South Carolina.

NANPA lists 784 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 864, held by 50 holders across 66 rate centers.
Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 172 (22%). 73% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 2,101 complaints on file for 1,807 numbers in 864, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1995-12-03
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 821 (2024-08-19)
- Prefixes in use: 784
- Pooled prefixes: 573 (73%)
- Rate centers: 66
- Companies holding prefixes: 50
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-18 to 2024-12-05 (368 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 91

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GREENVILLE | 209 | 27% |
| SPARTANBG | 88 | 11% |
| ANDERSON | 61 | 8% |
| GREENWOOD | 44 | 6% |
| SENECA | 26 | 3% |
| GREER | 18 | 2% |
| LAURENS | 17 | 2% |
| CLEMSON | 16 | 2% |
| 58 other rate centers | 305 | 39% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 172 | 22% |
| Verizon Wireless | 95 | 12% |
| Paetec Itel | 78 | 10% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 70 | 9% |
| T-Mobile USA | 63 | 8% |
| Onvoy | 48 | 6% |
| 44 other carriers | 258 | 33% |

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

- 1947-01-01: Area code 803, named as the parent of 864 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1995-12-03: Area code 864 went into service.
- 2024-08-19: Area code 821 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 864.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 864, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 828 (about 67 miles), 839 (about 85 miles), 803 (about 86 miles), 704 (about 97 miles) and 980 (about 97 miles).

## ZIP codes

91 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Greenville, SC (17 ZIP codes), Anderson, SC (6 ZIP codes) and Clemson, SC (4 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

2,101 complaints for 1,807 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 149
- 2024: 110
- 2025: 113

## Questions

### Where is area code 864?

NANPA assigns area code 864 to South Carolina, United States.

### In which state does area code 864 sit?

South Carolina. 864 is one of 6 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 864 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 864 are Greenville, SC, Anderson, SC and Clemson, SC. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 864?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 864, Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 172 prefixes or 22%.

### Which time zone does 864 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 864 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 864 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1995-12-03, so 864 has been in use since 1995.

### Does area code 864 have an overlay?

Yes. 821 (in service 2024-08-19) shares the same area with 864, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 864?

The area codes closest to 864, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 828 (about 67 miles), 839 (about 85 miles), 803 (about 86 miles), 704 (about 97 miles) and 980 (about 97 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 864 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 784 prefixes in service in 864, spread over 66 rate centers and 50 holders.

### Are there complaints about 864 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 2,101 complaints for 1,807 numbers in 864. 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).