Area code 839 (Columbia, Charleston, Greenville: live in, office, required)
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The North American Numbering Plan Administration has announced a new area code for South Carolina. Area code 839 will overlay with area code 803 effective in 2020. Ten-digit dialing will be required.
The North American Numbering Plan Administration has announced a new area code for South Carolina. Area code 839 will overlay with area code 803 effective in 2020. Ten-digit dialing will be required.
Area code 843 should have split off the Pee Dee Calling Area instead of implementing an overlay. I would not be surprised to see area code 854 exhaust numbers in several years.
I think for local calls, the ten-digit calling is used. For long distance calls in the overlay 1 + area code + prefix + exchange is used.
Area code 843 should have split off the Pee Dee Calling Area instead of implementing an overlay. I would not be surprised to see area code 854 exhaust numbers in several years.
I think for local calls, the ten-digit calling is used. For long distance calls in the overlay 1 + area code + prefix + exchange is used.
854 won't run out of numbers anytime soon. 843 also has more numbers left than they originally thought. 864 will be overlayed in the 2020s. Nothing new these days.
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Originally Posted by BrandonCoombes
Not looking forward to 10 digit dialing. Can anyone from Charleston, HHI, Beafourt, or Horry tell me how it’s been having to do it?
If you find a number digitally, say off Google or through a website on your smartphone, the +1 and area code are already added. There's no need for you to dial it out, just click on it. Aka if you google the number for Burger King in Greenville, Columbia, Houston, Vegas, whatever, it'll show up as +1 (area code) whatever. Your phone should automatically do this now whether you live in an overlay or not.
If I get or need a number from someone, I have a habit of getting the area code regardless of what area code they're in. I even have it on my mom's number, though I don't know if I added the +1 or if Verizon did. Seems like half my numbers have +1 somehow. You'll be fine, just update your contacts.
Not looking forward to 10 digit dialing. Can anyone from Charleston, HHI, Beafourt, or Horry tell me how it’s been having to do it?
to this day it is still absolutely infuriating to me. It never fails that anytime I dial any of the 4 or 5 numbers that I still dial (numbers that I memorized a long time ago and are easier to dial than search through contacts for) I forget to add the area code.
I have to call one of my contacts on my work cell later this morning, Ill try it with my personal cell then. I know that contact isnt in my personal cell.
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