864 area code: location, overlays and numbers
Serving Greenville, South Carolina since 1995, 864 is a US telephone area code. It shares an overlay with 821.
- Location
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Service start date
- 1995
- Local time zone
- The time zone is Eastern
- Overlay
- 821
- Calls inside the area
- Full 10-digit dialling
- The rate centres
- 66
- Exhaust, projected
- 2054
- Country prefix
- +1 (United States)
Source: NANPA public reports: the area code report and the rate-centre report, from a file of 11/01/2026. Exhaust year: the NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA website.
Get your own 864 number
Two routes take you to a 864 number. When you sign up, a provider gives you a new number with its plan, chosen from the numbers it holds under this code. Sellers post numbers they already hold, often with a pattern, at a one-time price; afterwards you transfer the number to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers listing local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 864 area code
For 864, NANPA lists 66 rate centres. Each centre is a local calling area for assigned numbers:
Abbeville, Anderson, Antioch, Belton and Blacksburg; Blue Ridge, Calhoun Falls, Campobello, Central and Chappells; Chesnee, Clarks Hill, Clemson, Clinton and Cowpens; Cross Hill, Due West, Easley, Enoree and Fountain Inn; Gaffney, Gray Court, Greenville, Greenwood and Greer; Hickory Tavern, Hodges, Honea Path, Inman and Iva; Joanna, Jonesville, Landrum, Laurens and Laurens Rural; Liberty, Lockhart, Lyman, Mccormick and Mountville; Mount Carmel, Ninety Six, Pacolet, Pelzer and Pendleton; Pickens, Piedmont, Plum Branch, Salem and Saluda; Seneca, Simpsonville, Six Mile, Spartanburg and Starr; Travelers Rest, Troy, Union, West Abbeville and Walhalla, plus 6 more.
Other related area codes
Same area, same pool of numbers: 821. Any of these codes can give you a new number in this area, so ask for the one you want.
864 area code questions
What location is area code 864 in?
Calls to 864 ring in Greenville, South Carolina, around Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.
Which country code goes with a 864 number?
+1. The North American Numbering Plan covers 864, so from abroad you dial +1 864 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 864 area code?
The 864 area stays on Eastern time.
Who uses a 864 number to make calls?
Anyone with a number in this code may be a home, a mobile, a local business, or a caller faking a local number. On your screen, a 864 number points to where it was assigned, not to who is calling.