SOUTH CAROLINA · AREA CODE GUIDE
843 area code location: Charleston, South Carolina
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
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843 area code at a glance
- State
- South Carolina
- Primary cities
- Charleston, Mount Pleasant, and Summerville
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Charleston, 159,423 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 783 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 803.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
- : 854 added as an overlay on 843
Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
Counties and cities covered
843 numbers are issued across 92 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Charleston County, Chesterfield County, Florence County, Berkeley County, Beaufort County, Darlington County, Horry County, Williamsburg County, Colleton County, Marlboro County, Dillon County, Dorchester County, Georgetown County, Marion County, Jasper County, Clarendon County, Hampton County, and Kershaw County.
- Charleston
- Mount Pleasant
- Summerville
- Florence
- Myrtle Beach
- Bluffton
- Conway
- North Myrtle Beach
- Moncks Corner
- Hardeeville
- Beaufort
- Georgetown
- Bennettsville
- Hartsville
- Dillon
- Darlington
- Marion
- Lake City
- Hollywood
- Walterboro
- Cheraw
- Isle of Palms
- Mullins
- Ridgeland
- Kingstree
67 more communities
- Loris
- Andrews
- Pageland
- Timmonsville
- Folly Beach
- McColl
- Saint George
- Saint Stephen
- Awendaw
- Chesterfield
- Johnsonville
- Latta
- Yemassee
- Aynor
- Pamplico
- Lamar
- McBee
- Jefferson
- Harleyville
- Lake View
- Turbeville
- Cottageville
- Scranton
- McClellanville
- Clio
- Olanta
- Hemingway
- Lane
- Bonneau
- Society Hill
- Greeleyville
- Bethune
- Ruby
- Patrick
- Nichols
- Pawleys Island
- Blenheim
- Williams
- Lodge
- Jamestown
- Collins Creek
- Cross
- East Conway
- Edisto Island
- Floyds
- Hendersonville
- Hilton Head
- Huger
- Lakewood
- Laurel Bay
- Lebanon
- Low Country
- Macedonia
- Murrells Inlet
- Newtonville
- North Conway
- North Kingstree
- North Walterboro
- Pineville
- Rowland
- Saint Helena Island
- South Conway
- South Walterboro
- Sullivans Island
- Wampee
- West Andrews
- West Myrtle Beach
Notable places in 843
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| H. L. Hunley | 3.4 km from Charleston | Museum |
| Charleston International Airport | 10.1 km from Charleston | Airport |
| Myrtle Beach International Airport | 5.1 km from Myrtle Beach | Commercial airport, 1,894,929 enplanements (2024) |
| The Citadel | 3.6 km from Charleston | University, 4,325 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| College of Charleston | 5.9 km from Charleston | University, 13,568 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort | 2.7 km from Beaufort | US Marine Corps installation |
| Florence Regional Airport | 6.3 km from Florence | Commercial airport, 24,728 enplanements (2024) |
| Medical University of South Carolina | 5.3 km from Charleston | University, 3,644 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| MUSC Health Stadium | 6.9 km from Charleston | Stadium |
| North Charleston Coliseum | 6.2 km from Charleston | Arena |
Area code 843
843 started service on .It came from 803.
No new code is planned for the region as of .
Area code 854 has its own page.
Questions about 843
Where is the 843 area code?
843 is in South Carolina. Its numbers are issued in Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, and 89 other communities.
What time zone is area code 843 in?
843 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Does 843 have an overlay?
Yes. 854 was added as an overlay on 843 on 19 October 2015.
What cities are in the 843 area code?
Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, Florence, and Myrtle Beach, and 87 other communities.
What state is area code 843 in?
Area code 843 is in South Carolina.
What counties are covered by area code 843?
Area code 843 covers communities in Charleston County, Chesterfield County, Florence County, Berkeley County, Beaufort County, Darlington County, Horry County, Williamsburg County, Colleton County, Marlboro County, Dillon County, Dorchester County, Georgetown County, Marion County, Jasper County, Clarendon County, Hampton County, and Kershaw County.
Is 843 a toll-free area code?
No. 843 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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