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Carolina Beach's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Carolina Beach number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 910 / 472
- Exchanges
- 7NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 7
- Population
- 6,864Census 2024 est.
What area code is Carolina Beach, NC?
With 6,864 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Carolina Beach sits in New Hanover County, North Carolina. NANPA lists 7 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 910 has the most (6, 86%). 910 is part of an overlay with 472, so a new local number in Carolina Beach may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Carolina Beach is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 910 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Who holds Carolina Beach phone exchanges
7 carriers hold the 7 exchanges assigned to Carolina Beach's rate center. Commio, LLC has the most, with 1. 6 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Commio, LLC | 1 | 14% |
| Centurylink Communications LLC - NC | 1 | 14% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 1 | 14% |
| Peerless Network of North Carolina, LLC - NC | 1 | 14% |
| Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 1 | 14% |
| Twilio International, INC. | 1 | 14% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NC | 1 | 14% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Carolina Beach phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Carolina Beach. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2007. 1 of the 7 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 472 | 237 |
| 910 | 216, 458, 636, 707, 877, 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Carolina Beach's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Carolina Beach's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 25% |
| 2010s | 2 | 50% |
| 2020s | 1 | 25% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Carolina Beach
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Carolina Beach's numbers are rated to the CAROLINBCH rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Carolina Beach number.
If your business already has a Carolina Beach number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Carolina Beach
Carolina Beach is part of the Wilmington, NC metro area, home to 481,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 13,302 business establishments in the Wilmington, NC metro area in 2023, employing 166,626 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (1,808), construction (1,734), and professional, scientific, and technical services (1,541).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 521 | 12,364 | 23.7 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 519 | 1,080 | 2.1 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 407 | 7,921 | 19.5 |
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 304 | 1,164 | 3.8 |
| Law offices | 268 | 1,249 | 4.7 |
| Landscaping services | 257 | 1,919 | 7.5 |
| Physician practices | 245 | 4,579 | 18.7 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 232 | 2,537 | 10.9 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Carolina Beach business line
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
Porting a number you already use in Carolina Beach is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.
AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.
A 13-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Wilmington, NC metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $390.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $324.35. Callata comes to $259.00 a month for 13 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $259.00 | $3,108.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $247.00 | $2,964.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $324.35 | $3,892.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $351.00 | $4,212.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $390.00 | $4,680.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Carolina Beach, NC?
Carolina Beach has exchanges in 910 and 472; 910 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Carolina Beach?
7, holding 7 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Carolina Beach business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Carolina Beach?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 13 users come to $259.00 a month. For comparison, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $390.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).