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Get a local business phone number in Conway, SC

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

Area code
843 / 854
Exchanges
13NANPA-assigned
Carriers
8
Population
29,656Census 2024 est.

Conway area codes

With 29,656 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Conway sits in Horry County, South Carolina. NANPA lists 13 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 843 has the most (12, 92%). 843 is part of an overlay with 854, so a new local number in Conway may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Conway is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 843 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Conway, SC
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
8431292%1998854Eastern
85417.7%2015843Eastern

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

Who holds Conway phone exchanges

8 carriers hold the 13 exchanges assigned to Conway's rate center. Frontier Communications of the Carolinas INC. - SC has the most, with 4. 8 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Conway can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Conway, SC
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Frontier Communications of the Carolinas INC. - SC431%
Paetec Itel, LLC323%
Telnyx LLC17.7%
Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA17.7%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - SC17.7%
Horry Telephone Cooperative, INC. - SC17.7%
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - SC17.7%
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC17.7%

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.

Conway phone prefixes

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Conway. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 1 of the 13 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Conway, SC
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
843248, 279, 328, 381, 428, 438, 465, 484, 488, 733, 786, 915
854270

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Conway's exchanges were assigned

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

Conway, SC: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s375%
2020s125%

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

What makes a number local to Conway

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Conway that is CONWAY, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Conway.

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 843 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

The local business market

Conway is part of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area, home to 413,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 10,550 business establishments in the Myrtle Beach, SC metro area in 2023, employing 123,792 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (1,858), accommodation and food services (1,408), and construction (1,182).

Selected industries in the Myrtle Beach, SC metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants58813,98723.8
Offices of real estate agents and brokers4991,8263.7
Limited-service restaurants3896,93817.8
Physician practices2752,82510.3
Landscaping services1971,1445.8
Law offices1911,1386.0
All other specialty trade contractors1759615.5
Hotels and motels1645,16431.5

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

A Conway number on Callata

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 Conway 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 12 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Myrtle Beach, SC metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $299.40 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $360.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $239.00 a month for 12 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 12-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$239.00$2,868.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$228.00$2,736.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$276.00$3,312.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$299.40$3,592.80
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$324.00$3,888.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$360.00$4,320.00

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 Conway, SC?

Conway has exchanges in 843 and 854; 843 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Conway?

8, holding 13 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Conway 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 Conway?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 12 users come to $239.00 a month. For comparison, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $360.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).