854 Area Code: Charleston, South Carolina
Area code 854 serves Charleston, Hilton Head Island and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in the Eastern time zone, in service since 2015. Consumers have filed 818 unwanted-call complaints against 533 different 854 numbers, 87 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 854 at a glance
- State
- South Carolina
- Main cities
- Charleston, Hilton Head Island, Myrtle Beach, Florence, Beaufort, Summerville + 56 more
- Counties
- Charleston County, Beaufort County, Florence County, Horry County + 14 more
- Local time
- —Eastern
- In service since
- October 19, 2015
- Overlay of
- 843
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 65 rate centers, 182 prefixes
Sources: NANPA area code and central office code records (refreshed weekly); cities and counties matched from US Census Bureau and USGS place names.
Reported 854 numbers
No single 854 number has enough complaints yet for a full report page, so none are listed. Look up the exact number that called you: the lookup works on every US number, whether or not it has complaint history.
What calls from 854 numbers are about
303 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 854 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is debt-relief pitches, at 24% of complaints (85% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 75% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified10334%
- Debt reduction7224%
- Computer & tech support3411%
- Impostor (government, business, family)3010%
- No subject given196%
- Dropped call / no message145%
- Vacation & timeshares72%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Prerecorded Voice2144%
- Live Voice1633%
- Text Message1123%
23% of recent FCC complaints about 854 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 854 spam calls come in
30% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 1pm and 4pm. 92% came Monday to Friday, most on Thursdays, the pattern of call-center robocall campaigns that run on business hours. Times are as consumers reported them to the FTC.
By hour of the day
By day of the week
Is it getting worse?
87 FTC complaints about 854 numbers in the last four weeks, up 34% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 854 numbers peaked in 2018 (231); the FTC's daily Do Not Call data has carried most of the volume since mid-2026.
FTC complaints per week
FCC complaints per year
Years shown as '15 to '26; the current year is partial.
Who gets these calls
Only 37% of the FTC complaints about 854 numbers came from South Carolina residents; the most came from Florida, California and Ohio. 854 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Where complainants live
- South Carolina11337%
- Florida207%
- California196%
- Ohio134%
- Georgia93%
What people with 854 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 854 filed 62 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 68% were about calls showing another 854 number. The most common named subject was computer & tech support.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 854 (same code)4268%
- 84346%
- 80323%
- 93012%
- 40712%
Carriers operating in 854
NANPA has assigned 182 854 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 65 rate centers: 24% to wireless carriers, 73% to landline and VoIP operators; 100% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 15 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-09-21). The carrier holding a prefix is who the number was issued through. It says nothing about who is calling, since caller ID is routinely spoofed.
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Rate centers | Newest assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 43(24%) | 29 | 2026-09-09 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 21(12%) | 7 | 2026-03-03 |
| Fractel, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 16(9%) | 16 | 2020-06-11 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 14(8%) | 14 | 2024-09-03 |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 11(6%) | 11 | 2022-03-10 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 7(4%) | 7 | 2024-10-02 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 6(3%) | 5 | 2024-07-11 |
| Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC. | Wireless | 6(3%) | 1 | 2025-09-25 |
| Commio, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 5(3%) | 5 | 2024-03-07 |
| Nuso, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 5(3%) | 4 | 2025-04-22 |
| T-Mobile USA | Wireless | 4(2%) | 4 | 2025-05-20 |
| Teleport Communications America Sc- LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 4(2%) | 3 | 2026-09-21 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Charleston (32), Hilton Head Island (16), Florence (11), Beaufort (10), Myrtle Beach (9), Summerville (9), Mount Pleasant (6), Moncks Corner (5), Walterboro (4), Bluffton (3). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 854 numbers
Before you call back
- Debt reduction is the top named complaint here. Don't pay upfront fees for debt relief; the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule bans them. Talk to your lender or a nonprofit credit counselor instead. Read about debt-relief robocalls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 854 with no voicemail is usually a robocall; anyone who needs you will leave a message.
- Block repeat callers: iPhone, Android, or your carrier's free filter (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile).
Report it in South Carolina
- Unwanted sales calls and robocalls: donotcall.gov (FTC). Scams and fraud: ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
- Spoofing, texts and call-blocking problems: FCC consumer complaints.
- State complaints: South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs.
- South Carolina does not run its own Do Not Call registry and has not formally adopted the federal list as a state list. The federal National Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov still applies to you — register there, free, and it never expires.
Your FTC and FCC reports are published (without your name or number) in the datasets this page is built from. How to report unwanted calls.
Area code 854: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 854?
Area code 854 serves Charleston, Hilton Head Island and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, covering Charleston County, Beaufort County and Florence County and 15 more counties. It has been in service since October 19, 2015.
What time zone is area code 854 in?
Area code 854 is in the Eastern time zone (UTC−5, or UTC−4 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
What are calls from 854 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 303 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 854 numbers. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches: 24% of complaints, 85% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 75% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 854 spam calls happen?
30% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 1pm and 4pm, and 92% came on weekdays, most often on Thursday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 854 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. Only 37% of the FTC complaints about 854 numbers came from South Carolina residents; the most came from Florida, California and Ohio. 854 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Are 854 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 87 FTC complaints about 854 numbers, 34% more than the four weeks before.
How do I report an 854 scam call in South Carolina?
Report unwanted sales calls and robocalls to the FTC at donotcall.gov, and scams to ReportFraud.ftc.gov. The FCC takes complaints at consumercomplaints.fcc.gov. In South Carolina, the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Overlay and nearby area codes
Sources: FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday and available here from Jul 24; FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record, imported nightly; NANPA numbering records. A number appearing here means consumers reported calls that displayed it. Caller ID can be spoofed.