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South Carolina has 6 active area codes, and scammers use the regional differences between them to make calls seem more believable. Callers using 803 Columbia and 843 Charleston numbers frequently pose as lenders offering loan approval that requires an upfront processing fee, while Medicare brace calls billing your coverage for equipment you never requested are reported across all major area codes. Before paying an upfront loan fee or agreeing to any medical shipments, look the number up in the reverse phone lookup tool above to see if others have flagged it as a scam.
Data indicates a rise in fake billing and "home buying" texts flooding South Carolina phones. Cross-reference the number with our spam logs to distinguish real business inquiries from financial fraud.
Phone numbers reported as unwanted calls to the FTC by local residents in the last 30 days.
(888) 269-4978
22 reports ·
(864) 344-2799
9 reports ·
(877) 372-0925
8 reports ·
(864) 508-2013
7 reports ·
(844) 515-1201
7 reports ·
(914) 415-5991
6 reports ·
(877) 961-0028
5 reports ·
(877) 961-0958
5 reports ·
(877) 578-2110
5 reports ·
(843) 429-6006
5 reports ·
Fake Loan/Fee scams and Medicare brace scams are widely reported. In 2024, South Carolina residents reported 31,929 fraud cases resulting in total losses of $137,049,006, with a median loss of $450 per victim. Don't let scammers get away with it. Report any fraudulent activity to:
In 2024, South Carolina residents filed 29,033 unwanted call complaints with the FTC, of which 14,672 were robocalls and 11,595 involved live callers. The most reported complaint topics were medical and prescriptions (3,410), reducing debt (2,688), imposters (2,284). One of the most effective ways to lower the volume of these calls is through the National Do Not Call Registry. Visit donotcall.gov or call 1-888-382-1222 to protect your number.
Columbia 's 803, Charleston 's 843/854, Greenville 's 864, with 839 overlaying several areas. The table below maps codes to cities across the Palmetto State. Beach communities and upstate metros share codes across wide territories. Use the phone lookup tool to get the owner 's name and address.
| Area Code | Cities |
|---|---|
| 803 | Columbia, Rock Hill, Sumter |
| 821 | |
| 839 | Columbia, Rock Hill, Sumter |
| 843 | Charleston, North Charleston, Mount Pleasant |
| 854 | Charleston, North Charleston, Mount Pleasant |
| 864 | Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson |
Important: Area codes are no longer reliable indicators of a caller's location. Number portability allows users to keep their numbers when they move, and scammers frequently use "neighbor spoofing" to make long-distance or fraudulent calls appear local.
Numbers with 803 and the overlay 839 serve the South Carolina Midlands, including Columbia, Rock Hill, Sumter, Aiken, and North Augusta.
The 864 area code and overlay 821 cover the Upstate region of South Carolina, including Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Greer, and Greenwood.
Across the South Carolina Lowcountry, 843 and overlay 854 reach Charleston, North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, and Hilton Head Island.
Reverse phone lookup is legal in South Carolina for everyday personal use. Whether you're checking an unknown caller, verifying a contact, or spotting potential fraud, you're within your rights. Keep in mind that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) restricts using this information for employment, housing, or credit decisions.
South Carolina doesn't have a privacy law, but you can still ask to be removed from phone lookup sites. Go to each site's privacy page and fill out their opt-out or removal form.
Getting a business name from a phone lookup is helpful, but verification is key. With over 120,769 business establishments in South Carolina according to Census data, confirming the company through the South Carolina Business Name Search is the safest approach.
South Carolina has 5.5 million mobile subscriptions, 749,000 VoIP numbers, and 312,000 landlines.