SOUTH CAROLINA · AREA CODE GUIDE
803 area code location: Columbia and Rock Hill, South Carolina
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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803 area code at a glance
- State
- South Carolina
- Primary cities
- Columbia, Rock Hill, and Sumter
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Columbia, 147,035 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 783 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
Counties and cities covered
803 numbers are issued across 82 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Orangeburg County, York County, Aiken County, Lexington County, Bamberg County, Barnwell County, Chester County, Edgefield County, Lancaster County, Newberry County, Sumter County, Allendale County, Calhoun County, Clarendon County, Fairfield County, Hampton County, Kershaw County, Lee County, Richland County, and Saluda County.
- Columbia
- Rock Hill
- Sumter
- Fort Mill
- Aiken
- North Augusta
- Lexington
- Orangeburg
- Newberry
- York
- Lancaster
- Camden
- Clover
- Chester
- Barnwell
- Edgefield
- Manning
- Winnsboro
- Denmark
- Bamberg
- Williston
- Bishopville
- Hampton
- Allendale
- New Ellenton
57 more communities
- Johnston
- Kershaw
- Great Falls
- Blackville
- Saint Matthews
- Estill
- Jackson
- Whitmire
- Fairfax
- Holly Hill
- Prosperity
- Fort Lawn
- Branchville
- Heath Springs
- Swansea
- Summerton
- Santee
- Bowman
- Eastover
- Wagener
- North
- Gilbert
- Pelion
- Ridge Spring
- Mayesville
- Elloree
- Pinewood
- Sharon
- Hickory Grove
- Ehrhardt
- Cameron
- Lynchburg
- Norway
- Eutawville
- Ridgeway
- Olar
- Batesburg
- Bath
- Beech Island
- Bishopville Rural
- Chapin Little Mountain North
- Chapin Little Mountain South
- East Sumter
- Graniteville
- Lake Wylie
- Lake Wylie West
- Lewisville
- Mill Creek
- North Manning
- North Summerton
- North Sumter
- Oakland
- Pocalla
- Pond Branch
- Shaw Air Force Base Heights
- Springfield Salley
- Stateburg
Notable places in 803
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina | 12.7 km from Columbia | University, 39,611 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Congaree National Park | 13.3 km from Saint Matthews | National park |
| Shaw Air Force Base | 2.8 km from Oakland | US Air Force installation |
| Columbia Metropolitan Airport | 11.2 km from Lexington | Commercial airport, 654,460 enplanements (2024) |
| South Carolina State University | 1.6 km from Orangeburg | University, 3,396 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Columbia International University | 16.3 km from Lexington | University, 3,657 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Jim Hamilton – L.B. Owens Airport | 11.9 km from Columbia | Airport |
| Carowinds | 10.9 km from Fort Mill | Amusement park |
| Rock Hill/York County Airport | 6.2 km from Rock Hill | Airport |
| Williams-Brice Stadium | 13.4 km from Columbia | Stadium |
Area code 803
803 started service on .
No new code is planned for the region as of .
Area code 839 has its own page.
Questions about 803
Where is the 803 area code?
803 is in South Carolina. Its numbers are issued in Columbia, Rock Hill, Sumter, and 79 other communities.
What time zone is area code 803 in?
803 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Does 803 have an overlay?
Yes. 839 was added as an overlay on 803 on 26 May 2020.
What cities are in the 803 area code?
Columbia, Rock Hill, Sumter, Fort Mill, and Aiken, and 77 other communities.
What state is area code 803 in?
Area code 803 is in South Carolina.
What counties are covered by area code 803?
Area code 803 covers communities in Orangeburg County, York County, Aiken County, Lexington County, Bamberg County, Barnwell County, Chester County, Edgefield County, Lancaster County, Newberry County, Sumter County, Allendale County, Calhoun County, Clarendon County, Fairfield County, Hampton County, Kershaw County, Lee County, Richland County, and Saluda County.
Is 803 a toll-free area code?
No. 803 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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