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Area code 839

Area code 839 serves South Carolina, including Columbia, Newberry and Barnwell (Eastern time). It has been in service since May 26, 2020 and shares its area with 803.

Numbers starting with 839 drew 571 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 150 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so an 839 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
South Carolina(charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC--SC Msa) and Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
May 26, 2020Created from 803
Overlay
Same area as 803
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
192 of 792held by 26 carriers
Projected to run out
2Q 2046NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 839 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 839. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

571

FCC complaints since November 2023

150

Different 839 numbers reported

693

FCC complaints naming an 839 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 20232
December 20235
January 20243
February 20245
March 20246
April 20241
May 20242
June 20242
July 20243
August 20241
September 20241
October 20242
November 20243
December 20244
January 20255
February 20256
March 20253
April 20257
May 202510
June 20256
July 20255
August 20254
September 20255
October 20252
November 20250
December 20252
January 20263
February 20266
March 20263
April 20262
May 20263
June 20265
July 20265
August 202610
September 20266
October 20269

What people said 839 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 445 of 571 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)226
Other191
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends66
Dropped call or no message21
Medical and prescriptions9
Warranties and protection plans6

Places served by 839

NANPA lists 52 rate centers for 839. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Columbia27
  • Newberry23
  • Barnwell16
  • Orangeburg16
  • Chester15
  • Aiken10
  • Rock Hill7
  • Camden5
  • Winnsboro5
  • Batesburg3
  • Bath3
  • Clover3
  • Fort Mill3
  • North Augusta3
  • Sumter3
  • York3
  • Bamberg2
  • Chapin Little Mountain North2
  • Denmark2
  • Edgefield2
  • Ehrhardt2
  • Estill2
  • Johnston2
  • Lancaster2
Show all 52 rate centers

Lexington, New Ellenton, Whitmire, Beech Island, Blackville, Chapin Little Mountain South, Eastover, Elloree, Eutawville, Fairfax, Graniteville, Great Falls, Hampton, Hickory Grove, Holly Hill, Jackson, Lake Wylie, Lake Wylie West, Manning, Mill Creek, North, Norway, Olar, Prosperity, Ridgeway, Santee, Shaw Air Force Base Heights, Williston.

Phone companies holding 839 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 100% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 26 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA65
Onvoy, LLC - SC32
Ton80 Communications, LLC23
Fractel, LLC18
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - SC9
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC8
Powertel Atlanta Licenses, Inc.7
Commio, LLC4

When today's 839 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
202021
202114
202239
202336
202434
202522
202624

Check an 839 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in South Carolina

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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