A new area code for Upstate South Carolina has been in the works for more than a year and is expected to be in use by sometime next year. New phone customers will be given an 821 area code rather than ...

COLUMBIA — Change is coming to the 803. A new area code, 839, is being added to the central swath of the state served by the 803 area code, which includes Columbia, Sumter and Aiken. As of May 26, new ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Public Service Commission made an announcement introducing a ten digit dialing concept to the 803 area code on April 25. Instead of dialing a seven digit ...

Starting in May 2020, South Carolina will add a fifth area code: 839. S.C. Public Service Commission A new area code for Upstate South Carolina has been in the works for more than a year and is ...