Area code 839 – South Carolina
839 has served South Carolina since 2020, split from 803. It is still largely empty: 192 of 786 number blocks allocated. No carrier dominates: AT&T 34.4%, Other CLEC / VoIP 31.8%, Onvoy / Inteliquent 16.7%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 803, so local calls take all ten digits. Spam complaints are comparatively rare: 226 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, 328th of the 422 codes with five or more complaints.
- State
- South Carolina
- In service since
- 2020
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Shares area with
- 803
Who holds 839 number blocks
Share of the 192 assigned NXX blocks (24.4% of the 786 possible), across 26 carriers. This is share of number blocks, not of subscribers.
- AT&T34.4%
- Other CLEC / VoIP29.2%
- Onvoy16.7%
- Charter5.2%
- Verizon4.7%
- T-Mobile4.7%
- Bandwidth1.6%
- Comcast0.5%
- Lumen0.5%
- Windstream0.5%
- Dish0.5%
- TPx0.5%
- Vonage0.5%
- Twilio0.5%
Spam complaints naming 839
FTC Do Not Call complaints where the caller ID was a 839 number, 28 Sep – 30 Oct 2026 (33 days). Caller IDs on spam calls are frequently spoofed, so these are complaints about the code, not calls proven to originate in it.
Rate centers in 839
NANPA allocates number blocks to rate centers and records their names abbreviated to ten characters, so these are NANPA's codes rather than place names – CHAMPAURBN is Champaign-Urbana, NWYRCYZN01 is a New York City zone. We show them unchanged instead of guessing at the full names. Showing the largest 5 of 52.
Timeline
- 2020 839 goes into service, split from or overlaid on 803.
More about 839
Separate pages for the questions that need their own answer: what time it is there, what the complaint data says, who holds the number blocks, and how the code compares with the one it shares its area with.
Frequently asked about 839
What state is area code 839?
South Carolina. It covers the same area as 803/839.
Is a call from 839 a scam?
Not by itself. 839 drew 226 FTC complaints in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, 328th of 422 ranked codes – mid-pack or lower. Spam callers spoof caller IDs, so the only useful check is the full number.
Which carrier owns 839 numbers?
AT&T holds the largest share of assigned number blocks at 34.4%. The rest is spread across 3 other carriers. This is share of number blocks, not of subscribers – people keep their numbers when they switch carriers.
Do I need to dial 10 digits in 839?
Yes – ten digits for local calls in 839, because it shares its area with another code.
Sources and verification
- NANPA – NPA Database (npa_report.csv), file date 11/01/2026, retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- NANPA – CO Code Assignment Records, All States (utilized), file updated 11/01/2026, retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- FTC – Do Not Call Reported Calls Data, 25 daily files 28 Sep – 30 Oct 2026, retrieved Nov 1, 2026
NANPA dialing note for this code: “10D”. Reviewed by the data desk. Spotted an error? Request a correction.