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Get a local business phone number in Blackville, SC

Blackville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Blackville number in front of your customers.

Area code
803 / 839
Exchanges
5NANPA-assigned
Carriers
5
Population
1,906Census 2024 est.

What area code is Blackville, SC?

Blackville town is a Census place in Barnwell County, South Carolina, with an estimated 1,906 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 5 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 803 has the most (4, 80%). 803 is part of an overlay with 839, so a new local number in Blackville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Blackville is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 803 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Blackville, SC
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
803480%1947839Eastern
839120%2020803Eastern

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Who holds Blackville phone exchanges

5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Blackville's rate center. AT&T Enterprises, LLC has the most, with 1. 5 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Blackville, SC
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
AT&T Enterprises, LLC120%
Paetec Itel, LLC120%
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel120%
Peerless Network of South Carolina, LLC - SC120%
Ton80 Communications, LLC120%

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.

Blackville phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Blackville's rate center (BLACKVILLE). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2011. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Blackville, SC
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
803219, 282, 284, 884
839272

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Blackville's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Blackville's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

Blackville, SC: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2010s267%
2020s133%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

Rate centers and local calling in Blackville

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Blackville, those come from the BLACKVILLE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 803 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

Businesses around Blackville

Blackville is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 122,958 business establishments in South Carolina in 2023, employing 2,067,143 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (18,647), other services (except public administration) (12,908), and health care and social assistance (12,694).

Selected industries in South Carolina, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants4,58398,94621.6
Limited-service restaurants4,22788,11520.8
Offices of real estate agents and brokers3,3377,0972.1
Law offices2,59016,2646.3
Physician practices2,46439,08715.9
Insurance agencies and brokerages2,0429,7374.8
Landscaping services1,91013,3837.0
Dental offices1,75814,6018.3

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

A Blackville number on Callata

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in Blackville 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.

The comparison below uses 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in South Carolina. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$339.00$4,068.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$323.00$3,876.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$391.00$4,692.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$424.15$5,089.80
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$459.00$5,508.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$510.00$6,120.00

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 Blackville, SC?

Blackville has exchanges in 803 and 839; 803 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Blackville?

5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Blackville 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 Blackville?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).