A 803 reads Columbia / Midlands native
Restricted to the central Midlands, 803 signals state-capital insider status — distinct from the 839 overlay assigned to newer lines.
Get a 803 Columbia, 864 Greenville/Upstate, 843 Charleston/Lowcountry or any of South Carolina's 6 area codes on the phone you already own. The Palmetto State's full prefix map — pick the code your customers will recognise.
South Carolina has 6 active area codes — 803, 839, 864 and 3 more. You can get a virtual South Carolina phone number from any of these area codes through CallMama without a US address or SIM card.
South Carolina was assigned a single area code in 1947: 803, covering the entire state. The single code carried the Palmetto State for nearly five decades — one of the longer single-code runs in the South.
864 split from 803 in 1995 for the Upstate (Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson), and 843 split off in 1998 for the coastal region (Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head), leaving 803 with the Midlands (Columbia, Aiken, Sumter).
Overlays followed as the Charleston and Greenville metros grew: 854 added over 843 in 2015, 839 over 803 in 2021, and 821 over 864 in 2024 — all driven by cellular expansion along the I-85 and I-26 corridors.
South Carolina is one of only a few states where each of its three major metros — Columbia, Greenville and Charleston — got its own area code from a single 1947 original (803). The split layout maps perfectly onto SC's three distinct cultural regions: Midlands, Upstate and Lowcountry.
Every South Carolina area code plotted at its primary city. Click any marker for that code's details. Overlays share geography with their parent code — they're shown offset on the map for visibility.
Every South Carolina metro covered by a different prefix. Open any card to view its full detail page.
Find your city, find its area code, then activate a number with that prefix.
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Restricted to the central Midlands, 803 signals state-capital insider status — distinct from the 839 overlay assigned to newer lines.
Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson — the BMW corridor and Clemson alumni network all use 864. A 864 prefix reads as native to the I-85 manufacturing belt.
Charleston historic district, Mount Pleasant, Hilton Head Island, Myrtle Beach — coastal SC tourism and hospitality businesses all use 843.
Selling across South Carolina? Add 803, 864 and 843 lines on one account — Midlands, Upstate and Lowcountry coverage on one device.
SC sits in Eastern Time with the entire East Coast corridor. An SC prefix tells East Coast clients you're reachable on their schedule.
Cancel service and your South Carolina number is reserved free for 12 months — keep your 843 across snowbird seasons and coastal business cycles.
Each South Carolina area code covers a distinct region. Here's how the population breaks down.
Source: US Census Bureau / ACS estimates.
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| State | Area Codes | Time Zone | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 205251256334659938 | CT | 6 |
| Alaska | 907 | AKT | 1 |
| Arizona | 480520602623928 | MST | 5 |
| Arkansas | 479501870 | CT | 3 |
| California | 213310408415510619650714818916 | PT | 10 |
| Colorado | 303719720970 | MT | 4 |
| Connecticut | 203475860959 | ET | 4 |
| Delaware | 302 | ET | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 202 | ET | 1 |
| Florida | 239305321407561727786813850904954 | ET* | 11 |
| Georgia | 229404470478678706762770912 | ET | 9 |
| Hawaii | 808 | HST | 1 |
| Idaho | 208986 | MT* | 2 |
| Illinois | 217224309312331618630708773779815847872 | CT | 13 |
| Indiana | 219260317463574765812930 | ET* | 8 |
| Iowa | 319515563641712 | CT | 5 |
| Kansas | 316620785913 | CT* | 4 |
| Kentucky | 270364502606859 | ET* | 5 |
| Louisiana | 225318337504985 | CT | 5 |
| Maine | 207 | ET | 1 |
| Maryland | 240301410443667 | ET | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 339351413508617774781857978 | ET | 9 |
| Michigan | 231248269313517586616734810906947989 | ET* | 12 |
| Minnesota | 218320507612651763952 | CT | 7 |
| Mississippi | 228601662769 | CT | 4 |
| Missouri | 314417573636660816 | CT | 6 |
| Montana | 406 | MT | 1 |
| Nebraska | 308402531 | CT* | 3 |
| Nevada | 702725775 | PT | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 603 | ET | 1 |
| New Jersey | 201551609732848856862908973 | ET | 9 |
| New Mexico | 505575 | MT | 2 |
| New York | 212315332347516518585607631646680716718838845914917929934 | ET | 19 |
| North Carolina | 252336704743828910919980984 | ET | 9 |
| North Dakota | 701 | CT* | 1 |
| Ohio | 216234330380419440513567614740937 | ET | 11 |
| Oklahoma | 405539580918 | CT | 4 |
| Oregon | 458503541971 | PT* | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 215267272412445484570610717724814878 | ET | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 401 | ET | 1 |
| South Carolina | 803843854864 | ET | 4 |
| South Dakota | 605 | CT* | 1 |
| Tennessee | 423615629731865901931 | CT* | 7 |
| Texas | 210214254281325346361409430432469512682713737806817830832903 | CT* | 20 |
| Utah | 385435801 | MT | 3 |
| Vermont | 802 | ET | 1 |
| Virginia | 276434540571703757804 | ET | 7 |
| Washington | 206253360425509564 | PT | 6 |
| West Virginia | 304681 | ET | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 262414534608715920 | CT | 6 |
| Wyoming | 307 | MT | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 787939 | AST | 2 |
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