Area code 803 covers metropolitan Columbia, South Carolina and the sandhills area of South Carolina. It is one of the original 86 North American Numbering Plan areas assigned in 1947, and at that time it covered the entire state of South Carolina. A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Capital of Southern Hospitality, The Metro Location Location in Richland County, South Carolina Government Country State Counties United States South Carolina Richland Lexington Mayor Bob Coble, (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 339. ... A hiking trail snakes through Weymouth Woods in the sandhills region of North Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1760-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Greenville Area Ranked 40th - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 260 miles (420 km) - % water 6 - Latitude 32°430N to 35°12N... The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a system for three-digit area codes and seven-digit telephone numbers that direct telephone calls to particular regions on a public switched telephone network (PSTN), where they are further routed by the local network. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
This is bordered by areacode 334 to the west in Alabama, areacode 478 to the east, areacode 229 to the south, and metro Atlanta's 404, 678, 770, and future 470.
It touches Alabama's areacode 256 on the far west, Tennessee's areacode 423 on the northwest, North Carolina's areacode 828 on the north-northeast, upstate South Carolina's areacode 864 and mid-state areacode803, middle Georgia's 478 and metro Atlanta as above.
On June 24th, the NANPA assigned areacode 762 for this purpose, with 10-digit dialing to be allowed on September 3, and to be required on April 1 of 2006.
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