New area code 839 will join South Carolina’s 803 area code region in the Midlands starting in May 2020. 10-digit dialing is now required within the 803 area including Richland, Lexington, York ...

COLUMBIA — South Carolina is about to add a fifth area code. The latest set of digits will augment the Palmetto State’s oldest area code — 803. In the region stretching from Aiken to Rock ...