WLTX19

For Some Businesses, '803' is More Than an Area Code

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Before we know it, the Midlands will soon welcome the area code "839" to the "803", and some local businesses who pride themselves in the signature digits are weighing on the ...
The State

New Midlands area code means the way you make calls has to change — starting tomorrow

Starting this Saturday, April 25, anyone dialing a phone number with an 803 area code must dial those three extra digits to put the call through. This 10-digit dialing requirement is going into effect ...
Post and Courier

New SC area code being implemented for central part of the state

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 Hill with ...
Post and Courier

Callers will soon ring a new area code in South Carolina

COLUMBIA — As South Carolina continues to be one of the nation's fastest-growing states, the region that includes Columbia is getting a new area code. The plan to supplement the state’s oldest area ...
WSOC-TV

New South Carolina area code coming for central part of state

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is adding a new 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 Hill with ...