Area code 839 — South Carolina

Area code 839 is in South Carolina and serves Columbia, Rock Hill, Sumter, Aiken. Time zone, overlays, counties and ZIP codes.

LocationSouth Carolina (Columbia, Rock Hill, Sumter, Aiken, and most of central South Carolina)
Main placesColumbia, Rock Hill, Sumter, Aiken
StateSouth Carolina
StatusIn service · since 2020
Time zoneEastern ·
Overlay codes803
Overlays share the same area. Local calls usually need 10-digit dialing.
Local dialing10 digits

History

Counties (approximate)

AikenAiken CountyAllendaleAllendale CountyBamberg CountyBarnwellBarnwell CountyBerkeley CountyCalhoun CountyChester CountyChesterfield CountyClarendonClarendon CountyColleton CountyEdgefield CountyFairfieldFairfield CountyGreenwood CountyHampton CountyKershawKershaw CountyLancasterLancaster CountyLee CountyLexingtonLexington CountyMcCormick CountyNewberry CountyOrangeburgOrangeburg County

ZIP codes in area code 839

Approximate: area code boundaries follow telephone rate centers, not ZIP codes.

29001 Alcolu29002 Ballentine29003 Bamberg29006 Batesburg29009 Bethune29010 Bishopville29014 Blackstock29015 Blair29016 Blythewood29018 Bowman29020 Camden29021 Camden29030 Cameron29031 Carlisle29032 Cassatt29033 Cayce29036 Chapin29037 Chappells29038 Cope29039 Cordova29040 Dalzell29041 Davis Station29042 Denmark29044 Eastover29045 Elgin29046 Elliott29047 Elloree29048 Eutawville29051 Gable29052 Gadsden29053 Gaston29054 Gilbert29055 Great Falls29056 Greeleyville29058 Heath Springs29059 Holly Hill29061 Hopkins29062 Horatio29063 Irmo29065 Jenkinsville

Format a 839 number

US numbers are written as (839) 555-0123 or 839-555-0123. From outside the US, dial +1 839 555 0123.

Is a call from 839 a scam?

An area code only tells you where a number was assigned. Caller ID can be faked (“spoofed”), so do not trust a call just because the area code looks local. Never share codes or payment details with unexpected callers.

Sources: NANPA via NumberResearch.org (CC BY 4.0); place names and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). See data sources.