State officials announced Nov. 28 that the Upstate — which includes Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson and other cities — will be assigned a second area code and that all calls dialed in the ...

The PSC approved an area code overlay for the existing 864 area code that include the larger cities of Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson, as well as other areas in the Upstate on Sept. 27, 2022.

The Public Service Commission of South Carolina said that the new area code of 821 would overlay in the existing 864 region that includes Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson, as well as other ...

The change comes as officials forecast the 864 area code will likely run out of available phone numbers by the end of 2025, according to documents filed with the North American Numbering Plan ...

In 2020 the 839 overlay was added to the Midlands. In case you’re wondering, the 843 area code has the most numbers, serving 1.6 million of South Carolina’s 4.6 million residents.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — Beginning July 19, all local calls made in the Upstate will be required to include the area code when dialing as the cities of Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson ...

The area code change will affect Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Pickens, and neighboring counties. It will serve areas that the 864 area code served.

The new area will be implemented on July 19. During this time, all calls made within the S.C. 864 area code must be placed using 10 digits (for example, area code + the seven digit phone number).

The new area will be implemented on July 19. During this time, all calls made within the S.C. 864 area code must be placed using 10 digits (for example, area code + the seven digit phone number).