The state of South Carolina is divided into three geographically distinct numbering plan areas (NPAs) in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), each served by an area code overlay of two area codes each.
Numbering plan areas and area codes of South Carolina
More information Area code, Year created ...
| Area code | Year
created | Parent
NPA | Overlay | Numbering plan area |
|---|
| 803 | 1947 | – | 803/839 | Central South Carolina (Midlands), including Columbia |
| 839 | 2020 | 803 |
| 864 | 1995 | 803 | 821/864 | Northwest South Carolina (Upstate) |
| 821 | 2024 | 864 |
| 843 | 1998 | 803 | 843/854 | Eastern and coastal South Carolina (Lowcountry) |
| 854 | 2015 | 843 |
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