Area codes / South Carolina

South Carolina area codes

South Carolina has 6 area codes in service, in the Eastern time zone. Pick one for a local business number your South Carolina customers recognize.

Every South Carolina area code

South Carolina area codes with time zone, overlays, and year in service
Area codeTime zoneOverlaid withIn service since
803 Eastern 839 1947
821 Eastern 864 2024
839 Eastern 803 2020
843 Eastern 854 1998
854 Eastern 843 2015
864 Eastern 821 1995

Picking a South Carolina area code

803 is among the original area codes created in 1947. 6 South Carolina area codes share their region with an overlay, so a new number there may come in either code; both ring the same area, and calls within it are dialed with all ten digits.

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Area code data from NANPA, file of October 24, 2026.