839 Area Code: Columbia, South Carolina
Area code 839 serves Columbia, Newberry and Barnwell, South Carolina in the Eastern time zone, in service since 2020. Consumers have filed 680 unwanted-call complaints against 654 different 839 numbers, 185 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 839 at a glance
- State
- South Carolina
- Main cities
- Columbia, Newberry, Barnwell, Orangeburg, Chester, Aiken + 42 more
- Counties
- Richland County, Newberry County, Orangeburg County, Aiken County + 14 more
- Local time
- —Eastern
- In service since
- May 26, 2020
- Overlay of
- 803
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 52 rate centers, 191 prefixes
Sources: NANPA area code and central office code records (refreshed weekly); cities and counties matched from US Census Bureau and USGS place names.
Reported 839 numbers
No single 839 number has enough complaints yet for a full report page, so none are listed. Look up the exact number that called you: the lookup works on every US number, whether or not it has complaint history.
What calls from 839 numbers are about
532 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 839 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is debt-relief pitches, at 33% of complaints (88% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 82% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified19837%
- Debt reduction17733%
- Impostor (government, business, family)7714%
- No subject given377%
- Dropped call / no message214%
- Warranties & protection plans82%
- Medical & prescriptions61%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Prerecorded Voice4265%
- Live Voice2031%
- Text Message35%
Live-voice calls are from a person; prerecorded calls are robocalls.
When 839 spam calls come in
32% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm. 89% came Monday to Friday, most on Tuesdays. Times are as consumers reported them to the FTC.
By hour of the day
By day of the week
Is it getting worse?
184 FTC complaints about 839 numbers in the last four weeks, up 8% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 839 numbers peaked in 2025 (33); the FTC's daily Do Not Call data has carried most of the volume since mid-2026.
FTC complaints per week
FCC complaints per year
Years shown as '15 to '26; the current year is partial.
Who gets these calls
Only 14% of the FTC complaints about 839 numbers came from South Carolina residents; the most came from Florida, California and Texas. 839 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Where complainants live
- South Carolina7514%
- Florida5110%
- California438%
- Texas367%
- New York336%
Likely campaigns using 839 numbers
Groups of numbers that drew the same FTC complaint in the same pattern over the last 60 days. The grouping is statistical and doesn't identify who is calling.
Busiest 839 prefixes this month
FTC complaints in the last 30 days, grouped by the first six digits. When one prefix collects complaints about many different numbers, a campaign is usually cycling through that block. The carrier is who NANPA assigned the prefix to, not who made the calls.
Carriers operating in 839
NANPA has assigned 191 839 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 52 rate centers: 44% to wireless carriers, 55% to landline and VoIP operators; 100% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 25 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-10-02). The carrier holding a prefix is who the number was issued through. It says nothing about who is calling, since caller ID is routinely spoofed.
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Rate centers | Newest assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 65(34%) | 9 | 2026-09-23 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 31(16%) | 18 | 2026-09-15 |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 23(12%) | 23 | 2022-03-22 |
| Fractel, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 18(9%) | 18 | 2021-03-16 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 9(5%) | 8 | 2026-10-02 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 8(4%) | 7 | 2024-01-09 |
| Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC. | Wireless | 7(4%) | 2 | 2026-04-28 |
| Commio, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 4(2%) | 4 | 2024-03-07 |
| Nuso, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 4(2%) | 3 | 2025-05-01 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 3(2%) | 3 | 2022-01-27 |
| Hd Carrier LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 2(1%) | 1 | 2022-08-04 |
| T-Mobile USA | Wireless | 2(1%) | 2 | 2024-02-26 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Columbia (26), Newberry (23), Barnwell (16), Orangeburg (16), Chester (15), Aiken (10), Rock Hill (7), Camden (5), Winnsboro (5), Batesburg (3). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 839 numbers
Before you call back
- Debt reduction is the top named complaint here. Don't pay upfront fees for debt relief; the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule bans them. Talk to your lender or a nonprofit credit counselor instead. Read about debt-relief robocalls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 839 with no voicemail is usually a robocall; anyone who needs you will leave a message.
- Block repeat callers: iPhone, Android, or your carrier's free filter (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile).
Report it in South Carolina
- Unwanted sales calls and robocalls: donotcall.gov (FTC). Scams and fraud: ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
- Spoofing, texts and call-blocking problems: FCC consumer complaints.
- State complaints: South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs.
- South Carolina does not run its own Do Not Call registry and has not formally adopted the federal list as a state list. The federal National Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov still applies to you — register there, free, and it never expires.
Your FTC and FCC reports are published (without your name or number) in the datasets this page is built from. How to report unwanted calls.
Area code 839: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 839?
Area code 839 serves Columbia, Newberry and Barnwell, South Carolina, covering Richland County, Newberry County and Orangeburg County and 15 more counties. It has been in service since May 26, 2020.
What time zone is area code 839 in?
Area code 839 is in the Eastern time zone (UTC−5, or UTC−4 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
What are calls from 839 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 532 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 839 numbers. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches: 33% of complaints, 88% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 82% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 839 spam calls happen?
32% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm, and 89% came on weekdays, most often on Tuesday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 839 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. Only 14% of the FTC complaints about 839 numbers came from South Carolina residents; the most came from Florida, California and Texas. 839 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Are 839 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 184 FTC complaints about 839 numbers, 8% more than the four weeks before.
How do I report an 839 scam call in South Carolina?
Report unwanted sales calls and robocalls to the FTC at donotcall.gov, and scams to ReportFraud.ftc.gov. The FCC takes complaints at consumercomplaints.fcc.gov. In South Carolina, the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Overlay and nearby area codes
Sources: FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday and available here from Jul 24; FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record, imported nightly; NANPA numbering records. A number appearing here means consumers reported calls that displayed it. Caller ID can be spoofed.