Get a local business phone number in Hampton, SC

What area code is Hampton, SC?

With 2,602 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Hampton sits in Hampton County, South Carolina. NANPA lists 10 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 803 has the most (9, 90%). 803 is part of an overlay with 839, so a new local number in Hampton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Hampton 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.

Who holds Hampton phone exchanges

7 carriers hold the 10 exchanges assigned to Hampton's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - SC has the most, with 2. 9 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.

Hampton phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Hampton's rate center (HAMPTON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2003. 2 of the 10 were assigned in 2020 or later.

When Hampton's exchanges were assigned

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

Rate centers and local calling in Hampton

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Hampton, those come from the HAMPTON 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 Hampton

Hampton 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).

A Hampton number on Callata

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 Hampton 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 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in South Carolina. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $510.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $424.15. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.