South Carolina area codes: all 6 codes and where they ring

All South Carolina area codes

Figures come from the NANPA area code report, the rate-centre report and the exhaust projections, file dated 11/01/2026. We are not an official NANPA site.

Where South Carolina's area codes came from

For 48 years, 803 covered South Carolina alone, until 864 opened in 1995.

1. 1947: 803 becomes one of the original 1947 area codes, covering Aiken, Allendale and Bamberg.
2. 1995: 864 splits away from 803, covering Abbeville, Anderson and Antioch.
3. 1998: 843 splits away from 803, covering Andrews, Awendaw and Aynor.
4. 2015: 854 comes in as an overlay for 843, over the same area.
5. 2020: 839 comes in as an overlay for 803, over the same area.
6. 2024: 821 comes in as an overlay for 864, over the same area.

Dialling inside South Carolina

Local calls in 803 and 864, in 843 and 854, and in 839 and 821 take 10-digit dialling. Long-distance calls there take 1 + 10-digit dialling.

Which places each South Carolina area code covers

One overlay area: 803 and 839, 82 rate centres

Rate centres in this area include Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg and Barnwell. Batesburg, Bath, Beech Island and Bishopville are rate centres. Bishopville Rural, Blackville, Bowman and Branchville are rate centres. Camden and Cameron are rate centres. Chapin Little Mountain North is a rate centre. Chapin Little Mountain South is a rate centre. Chester, Clover, Columbia and Denmark are rate centres. East Sumter, Eastover, Edgefield and Ehrhardt are rate centres. Elloree, Estill, Eutawville and Fairfax are rate centres. Fort Lawn, Fort Mill and Gilbert are rate centres. Graniteville, Great Falls and Hampton are rate centres. Heath Springs and Hickory Grove are rate centres. Holly Hill, Jackson, Johnston and Kershaw are rate centres. Lake Wylie and Lake Wylie West are rate centres. Lancaster, Lewisville, Lexington and Lynchburg are rate centres. Manning, Mayesville and Mill Creek are rate centres. New Ellenton, Newberry and North are rate centres. North Augusta and North Manning are rate centres. North Summerton, North Sumter and Norway are rate centres. Oakland, Olar, Orangeburg and Pelion are rate centres. Pinewood, Pocalla, Pond Branch and Prosperity are rate centres. Ridge Spring, Ridgeway and Rock Hill are rate centres. Saint Matthews, Santee and Sharon are rate centres. Shaw Air Force Base Heights is a rate centre. Springfield Salley, Stateburg, Summerton and Sumter are rate centres. Swansea, Wagener, Whitmire and Williston are rate centres. Winnsboro and York are rate centres.

One overlay area: 864 and 821, 66 rate centres

Rate centres in this area include Abbeville, Anderson, Antioch and Belton. Blacksburg, Blue Ridge and Calhoun Falls are rate centres. Campobello, Central, Chappells and Chesnee are rate centres. Clarks Hill, Clemson, Clinton and Cowpens are rate centres. Cross Hill, Due West, Easley and Enoree are rate centres. Fountain Inn, Gaffney and Gray Court are rate centres. Greenville, Greenwood and Greer are rate centres. Hickory Tavern, Hodges and Honea Path are rate centres. Inman, Iva, Joanna and Jonesville are rate centres. Landrum, Laurens, Laurens Rural and Liberty are rate centres. Lockhart, Lyman, Mccormick and Mount Carmel are rate centres. Mountville, Ninety Six, Pacolet and Pelzer are rate centres. Pendleton, Pickens, Piedmont and Plum Branch are rate centres. Salem, Saluda, Seneca and Simpsonville are rate centres. Six Mile, Spartanburg, Starr and Travelers Rest are rate centres. Troy, Union, Walhalla and Ware Shoals are rate centres. Waterloo, West Abbeville and West End are rate centres. Westminster, Williamston and Woodruff are rate centres.

One overlay area: 843 and 854, 92 rate centres

Rate centres in this area include Andrews, Awendaw and Aynor. Beaufort, Bennettsville, Bethune and Blenheim are rate centres. Bluffton, Bonneau, Charleston and Cheraw are rate centres. Chesterfield, Clio, Collins Creek and Conway are rate centres. Cottageville, Cross, Darlington and Dillon are rate centres. East Conway, Edisto Island and Florence are rate centres. Floyds, Folly Beach and Georgetown are rate centres. Greeleyville, Hardeeville, Harleyville and Hartsville are rate centres. Hemingway, Hendersonville, Hilton Head and Hollywood are rate centres. Huger, Isle Of Palms, Jamestown and Jefferson are rate centres. Johnsonville, Kingstree and Lake City are rate centres. Lake View, Lakewood, Lamar and Lane are rate centres. Latta, Laurel Bay, Lebanon, Lodge and Loris are rate centres. Low Country, Macedonia, Marion and Mcbee are rate centres. Mcclellanville, Mccoll and Moncks Corner are rate centres. Mount Pleasant, Mullins and Murrells Inlet are rate centres. Myrtle Beach, Newtonville and Nichols are rate centres. North Conway and North Kingstree are rate centres. North Myrtle Beach and North Walterboro are rate centres. Olanta, Pageland, Pamplico and Patrick are rate centres. Pawleys Island, Pineville, Ridgeland and Rowland are rate centres. Ruby and Saint George are rate centres. Saint Helena Island, Saint Stephen and Scranton are rate centres. Society Hill, South Conway and South Walterboro are rate centres. Sullivans Island, Summerville, Timmonsville and Turbeville are rate centres. Walterboro, Wampee and West Andrews are rate centres. West Myrtle Beach, Williams and Yemassee are rate centres.

Will a new area code be added in South Carolina?

Not for years: NANPA expects 803/839 to be the first to run out, in 2046.

Area codes found across the South Carolina line

• Georgia codes 706, 478 and 762 reach Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area: North Carolina 704, 336, 828, 980 plus 743.

Area codes in the states bordering South Carolina

• Georgia area codes: 404, 912, 706, 770, 678, 229, 478, 762, 470 and 943
• North Carolina area codes: 704, 919, 910, 336, 252, 828, 980, 984, 743 and 472

Questions about South Carolina area codes