─────── § 04. NPA RECORD · 864 · FOLIO 0666 OF 0801 ──────────────
864
United States NPA Record
Area code for the western third of South Carolina, including Greenville and Spartanburg, created in 1995 as a split from 803.
Area code for the western third of South Carolina, including Greenville and Spartanburg, created in 1995 as a split from 803.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 1995
§ 04.05Event Summary
mandatory dialing · 2relief planned · 2split · 2activated · 1permissive dialing · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 10 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
1995-01-01
split
NPA 864 split from 803
Area code 864 was created in 1995 by splitting the Upstate region from area code 803, reducing 803's coverage to the central part of South Carolina.
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1995-12-03
split
NPA 864 split from 803
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2022-09-27
relief planned
864/821 overlay approved by Public Service Commission
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2022-11-28
NPA 821 overlay on 864 announced
NPA 821 to Overlay NPA 864 (South Carolina)
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2022-11-28
relief planned
Overlay planned for NPA 864 with new code 821
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2024-01-19
permissive dialing
Permissive dialing begins for overlay 821 on 864 in January 2024
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2024-07-19
mandatory dialing
Mandatory ten-digit dialing begins for 864/821 overlay in July 2024
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2024-07-20
mandatory dialing
Mandatory ten-digit dialing begins for 864/821 overlay
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2024-08-19
NPA 821 overlays 864
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2024-08-19
activated
Overlay area code 821 activated on 864
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