Area code 843 — South Carolina
Area code 843 is in South Carolina and serves Charleston, Florence, Hilton Head Island, Myrtle Beach. Time zone, overlays, counties and ZIP codes.
| Location | South Carolina (Charleston, Florence, Hilton Head Island, Myrtle Beach, Charleston Air Force Base, and most of southeastern South Carolina) |
|---|---|
| Main places | Charleston, Florence, Hilton Head Island, Myrtle Beach, Charleston Air Force Base |
| State | South Carolina |
| Status | In service · since 1998 |
| Time zone | Eastern · |
| Overlay codes | 854 Overlays share the same area. Local calls usually need 10-digit dialing. |
| Local dialing | 10 digits |
History
- Split of 803
- 2015: overlaid by 854
- Mnemonic: TIDes for being along the South Carolina Coast
Counties (approximate)
BeaufortBeaufort CountyBerkeleyBerkeley CountyCharlestonCharleston CountyChesterfield CountyColletonColleton CountyDarlingtonDarlington CountyDillon CountyDorchesterDorchester CountyFlorenceFlorence CountyGeorgetownGeorgetown CountyHamptonHampton CountyHorryHorry CountyJasper CountyMarion CountyMarlboro CountyWilliamsburg County
ZIP codes in area code 843
Approximate: area code boundaries follow telephone rate centers, not ZIP codes.
29069 Lamar29079 Lydia29101 Mc Bee29114 Olanta29161 Timmonsville29401 Charleston29402 Charleston29403 Charleston29404 Charleston Afb29405 North Charleston29406 Charleston29407 Charleston29409 Charleston29410 Hanahan29412 Charleston29413 Charleston29414 Charleston29415 North Charleston29416 Charleston29417 Charleston29418 North Charleston29419 North Charleston29420 North Charleston29422 Charleston29423 Charleston29424 Charleston29425 Charleston29426 Adams Run29429 Awendaw29431 Bonneau29433 Canadys29434 Cordesville29435 Cottageville29436 Cross29437 Dorchester29438 Edisto Island29439 Folly Beach29440 Georgetown29442 Georgetown29445 Goose Creek
Format a 843 number
US numbers are written as (843) 555-0123 or 843-555-0123. From outside the US, dial +1 843 555 0123.
Is a call from 843 a scam?
An area code only tells you where a number was assigned. Caller ID can be faked (“spoofed”), so do not trust a call just because the area code looks local. Never share codes or payment details with unexpected callers.
Sources: NANPA via NumberResearch.org (CC BY 4.0); place names and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). See data sources.