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839 Area Code

Area code 839 serves Columbia, Rock Hill, Sumter, Fort Mill, Aiken and nearby communities in South Carolina. It has been in service since May 26, 2020, when it was split from 803.

StateSouth Carolina
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use191
Overlay with803
Projected to run out2046
ColumbiaRock HillSumterFort MillAikenNorth AugustaLexingtonSt. AndrewsWest ColumbiaSeven OaksDentsvilleLake WylieTega CayCayceOrangeburgIrmoOak GroveRed BankNewberryYorkForest AcresWoodfieldLancasterLugoffCamdenWhite KnollCloverBlythewoodLake Murray of RichlandBelvedereBatesburg-LeesvilleChesterColumbiaRock HillAiken
Cities and towns served by area code 839

Who issues 839 numbers

Mobile 43%VoIP and cable 26%Landline 30%

Share of the 191 prefixes (the three digits after 839) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T Mobility65
Onvoy (Sinch)39
Ton80 Communications23
Fractel18
Verizon Wireless9
T-Mobile9
Nuso4
Commio4

Cities and towns in area code 839

CityPopulationOther area codes
Columbia147,035803
Rock Hill75,911803
Sumter43,094803
Fort Mill38,673803
Aiken33,808803
North Augusta26,982803
Lexington25,729803
St. Andrews20,953803
West Columbia18,489803
Seven Oaks15,990803
Dentsville15,396803
Lake Wylie15,177803
Tega Cay14,457803
Cayce13,680803
Orangeburg13,383803
Irmo12,204803
Oak Grove12,031803
Red Bank10,950803
Newberry10,891803
York10,620803
Forest Acres10,390803
Woodfield9,901803
Lancaster9,623803
Lugoff9,475803
Camden9,201803
White Knoll7,865803
Clover7,659803
Blythewood7,233803
Lake Murray of Richland7,057803
Belvedere5,458803
Batesburg-Leesville5,346803
Chester5,324803

Got a call from 839?

A 839 number was originally issued in South Carolina, but that does not prove the caller is there. 26% of 839 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 191 prefixes in area code 839

Format: (839) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 839

Where is area code 839?
Area code 839 is in South Carolina. It covers Columbia, Rock Hill, Sumter, Fort Mill, Aiken, North Augusta and 26 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 839?
Area code 839 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 839 a toll-free number?
No. 839 is a geographic area code in South Carolina. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 839 share its area with 803?
803 and 839 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 839 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 803/839 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2046. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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