843 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 843 serves South Carolina in the Eastern time zone, in service since 1998. The FCC has 2,916 unwanted-call complaints against 2,283 different 843 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 843 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (843) 710-••••49 complaints · 2015-04-27
- (843) 748-••••32 complaints · 2016-06-07
- (843) 598-••••23 complaints · 2016-05-18
- (843) 534-••••17 complaints · 2018-01-11
- (843) 494-••••17 complaints · 2015-11-01
- (843) 788-••••16 complaints · 2017-02-10
- (843) 788-••••16 complaints · 2016-07-05
- (843) 242-••••14 complaints · 2018-05-23
- (843) 534-••••13 complaints · 2018-01-09
- (843) 788-••••13 complaints · 2017-08-24
- (843) 727-••••12 complaints · 2020-02-04
- (843) 742-••••12 complaints · 2018-10-06
- (843) 408-••••11 complaints · 2015-09-18
- (843) 900-••••10 complaints · 2018-07-17
- (843) 868-••••10 complaints · 2016-12-28
- (843) 460-••••10 complaints · 2016-09-03
- (843) 648-••••10 complaints · 2016-07-28
- (843) 235-••••10 complaints · 2015-05-08
- (843) 566-••••9 complaints · 2017-05-17
- (843) 788-••••9 complaints · 2016-06-30
- (843) 390-••••8 complaints · 2021-05-07
- (843) 808-••••8 complaints · 2016-03-09
- (843) 492-••••8 complaints · 2015-11-05
- (843) 314-••••8 complaints · 2015-07-14
- (843) 212-••••7 complaints · 2018-06-18
843 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 843 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 843
Carriers assigned to 843 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- PAETEC ITEL, LLCC · 11 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - SCC · 11 prefixes
- BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTHERN BELL TEL & TELI · 10 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - SCWireless · 7 prefixes
- FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CAROLINAS INC. - SCI · 3 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GAWireless · 3 prefixes
- AT&T CORP.C · 3 prefixes
- MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - SCC · 2 prefixes
About area code 843
- Serves
- South Carolina
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- 1998-03-22
- Overlay
- Yes — 10-digit dialing
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 843? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 843 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in South Carolina — spoofing software displays whatever digits the campaign chooses. Never call unknown numbers back; look them up first, and report unwanted calls to the FCC to build the public record.
Area code 843 FAQs
Where is area code 843?
Area code 843 serves South Carolina, in the Eastern time zone. It is part of an overlay complex, so multiple area codes serve the same territory and 10-digit dialing is required. It has been in service since 1998.
Why do I keep getting calls from 843 numbers?
Robocallers use "neighbor spoofing" — displaying a number with a local area code to make you more likely to answer. A call showing area code 843 may not originate from South Carolina at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 843 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 843 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 2,916 unwanted-call complaints against 2,283 distinct 843 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.