SOUTH CAROLINA · AREA CODE GUIDE
821 area code location: Greenville and Greer, 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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821 area code at a glance
- State
- South Carolina
- Primary cities
- Greenville, Greer, and Spartanburg
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Greenville, 75,310 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 39 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 864.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
- : 821 added as an overlay on 864
Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
Counties and cities covered
821 numbers are issued across 66 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): Anderson County, Spartanburg County, Laurens County, Pickens County, Greenville County, Greenwood County, Abbeville County, Oconee County, Cherokee County, Union County, McCormick County, and Saluda County.
- Greenville
- Greer
- Spartanburg
- Anderson
- Simpsonville
- Easley
- Greenwood
- Clemson
- Fountain Inn
- Gaffney
- Seneca
- Laurens
- Travelers Rest
- Union
- Clinton
- Lyman
- Woodruff
- Central
- Abbeville
- Belton
- Williamston
- Walhalla
- Honea Path
- Pendleton
- Inman
41 more communities
- Liberty
- Pickens
- Saluda
- Landrum
- Pacolet
- Westminster
- Cowpens
- Ninety Six
- McCormick
- Blacksburg
- Calhoun Falls
- Ware Shoals
- Pelzer
- Due West
- Iva
- Chesnee
- Jonesville
- Gray Court
- Campobello
- Six Mile
- Cross Hill
- Lockhart
- Starr
- Hodges
- Waterloo
- Salem
- Troy
- Plum Branch
- Antioch
- Blue Ridge
- Chappells
- Clarks Hill
- Enoree
- Hickory Tavern
- Joanna
- Laurens Rural
- Mount Carmel
- Mountville
- Piedmont
- West Abbeville
- West End
Notable places in 821
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Clemson University | 2.7 km from Clemson | University, 31,612 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Furman University | 3.9 km from Travelers Rest | College, 2,558 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport | 4.1 km from Greer | Commercial airport, 1,412,702 enplanements (2024) |
| Donaldson Center Airport | 8.8 km from Greenville | Airport |
| Greenville Downtown Airport | 1.7 km from Greenville | Airport |
| Memorial Stadium, Clemson | 3.1 km from Clemson | Stadium |
| Bon Secours Wellness Arena | 3.1 km from Greenville | Arena |
| Anderson University | 0.8 km from Anderson | University, 4,964 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Ninety Six National Historic Site | 2.5 km from Ninety Six | National Historic Site |
| Littlejohn Coliseum | 3.3 km from Clemson | Stadium |
Also serving this area
Questions about 821
Where is the 821 area code?
821 is in South Carolina. Its numbers are issued in Greenville, Greer, Spartanburg, and 63 other communities.
What time zone is area code 821 in?
821 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Is 821 an overlay?
Yes. 821 was added as an overlay on 864 on 19 August 2024.
What cities are in the 821 area code?
Greenville, Greer, Spartanburg, Anderson, and Simpsonville, and 61 other communities.
What state is area code 821 in?
Area code 821 is in South Carolina.
What counties are covered by area code 821?
Area code 821 covers communities in Anderson County, Spartanburg County, Laurens County, Pickens County, Greenville County, Greenwood County, Abbeville County, Oconee County, Cherokee County, Union County, McCormick County, and Saluda County.
Is 821 a toll-free area code?
No. 821 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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