Get a local business phone number in Easley, SC
Easley's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Easley number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 864
- Exchanges
- 14NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 7
- Population
- 27,001Census 2024 est.
What area code is Easley, SC?
With 27,001 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Easley sits in Pickens County, South Carolina. All 14 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 864. 864 is part of an overlay with 821, so a new local number in Easley may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Easley is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 864 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 864 | 14 | 100% | 1995 | 821 | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Easley
7 carriers hold the 14 exchanges assigned to Easley's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel has the most, with 5. 11 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Easley can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 5 | 36% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 3 | 21% |
| Onvoy, LLC - SC | 2 | 14% |
| Centurylink Communications, LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 7.1% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - SC | 1 | 7.1% |
| Commio, LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
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.
Local prefixes for Easley
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Easley's rate center (EASLEY). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2006. 3 of the 14 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 864 | 306, 307, 343, 442, 523, 644, 671, 690, 810, 826, 850, 855, 859, 928 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Easley's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Easley's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 17% |
| 2010s | 2 | 33% |
| 2020s | 3 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Easley
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Easley's numbers are rated to the EASLEY rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Easley number.
Keeping an existing Easley number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 864 when you pick it.
Businesses around Easley
Easley is part of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area, home to 997,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 22,892 business establishments in the Greenville, SC metro area in 2023, employing 383,864 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (3,176), professional, scientific, and technical services (2,657), and other services (except public administration) (2,411).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 836 | 16,661 | 19.9 |
| Full-service restaurants | 816 | 16,838 | 20.6 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 601 | 1,020 | 1.7 |
| Law offices | 439 | 2,728 | 6.2 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 417 | 1,889 | 4.5 |
| Physician practices | 359 | 5,216 | 14.5 |
| Dental offices | 353 | 3,292 | 9.3 |
| Landscaping services | 336 | 2,054 | 6.1 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Easley business line
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
Porting a number you already use in Easley 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 the Greenville, SC metro area. 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.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per 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 Easley, SC?
864. All exchanges NANPA lists for Easley are in 864.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Easley?
7, holding 14 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Easley 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 Easley?
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).