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Get a local business phone number in Isle of Palms, SC

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

Area code
843 / 854
Exchanges
7NANPA-assigned
Carriers
5
Population
4,377Census 2024 est.

Isle of Palms area codes

Isle of Palms, in Charleston County, South Carolina, had a Census-estimated population of 4,377 in July 2024. NANPA lists 7 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 843 has the most (5, 71%). 843 is part of an overlay with 854, so a new local number in Isle of Palms may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Isle of Palms 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 Isle of Palms, SC
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
843571%1998854Eastern
854229%2015843Eastern

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

Isle of Palms exchanges by carrier

5 carriers hold the 7 exchanges assigned to Isle of Palms's rate center. Paetec Itel, LLC has the most, with 3. 7 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 Isle of Palms, SC
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Paetec Itel, LLC343%
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel114%
Peerless Network of South Carolina, LLC - SC114%
Onvoy, LLC - SC114%
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC114%

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.

Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Isle of Palms

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Isle of Palms. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2004. 1 of the 7 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Isle of Palms, SC
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
843242, 256, 885, 886, 994
854777, 864

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Isle of Palms's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Isle of Palms's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

Isle of Palms, SC: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s125%
2010s250%
2020s125%

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

What makes a number local to Isle of Palms

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Isle of Palms's numbers are rated to the ISLE PALMS rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Isle of Palms number.

If your business already has a Isle of Palms number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.

The local business market

Isle of Palms is part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area, home to 870,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 22,892 business establishments in the Charleston, SC metro area in 2023, employing 321,692 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (3,015), retail trade (2,964), and construction (2,367).

Selected industries in the Charleston, SC metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants87921,03323.9
Offices of real estate agents and brokers8321,5371.8
Limited-service restaurants66913,54120.2
Law offices6244,7957.7
Physician practices5777,79513.5
Residential remodelers3741,4944.0
Insurance agencies and brokerages3452,0836.0
Dental offices3382,7518.1

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

Business phone service in Isle of Palms

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 Isle of Palms 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.

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Charleston, SC metro area, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $420.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $349.30, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $279.00 a month for 14 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 14-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$279.00$3,348.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$266.00$3,192.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$322.00$3,864.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$349.30$4,191.60
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$378.00$4,536.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$420.00$5,040.00

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 Isle of Palms, SC?

Isle of Palms has exchanges in 843 and 854; 843 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Isle of Palms?

5, holding 7 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Isle of Palms 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 Isle of Palms?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).