Get a local business phone number in Johnsonville, SC
Johnsonville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Johnsonville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 843 / 854
- Exchanges
- 7NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 1,350Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Johnsonville
With 1,350 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Johnsonville sits in Florence County, South Carolina. NANPA lists 7 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 843 has the most (6, 86%). 843 is part of an overlay with 854, so a new local number in Johnsonville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Johnsonville 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.
Phone carriers in Johnsonville
5 carriers hold the 7 exchanges assigned to Johnsonville's rate center. Frontier Communications of the Carolinas INC. - SC has the most, with 3. 5 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier Communications of the Carolinas INC. - SC | 3 | 43% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 14% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - SC | 1 | 14% |
| FTC Diversified Services, INC. | 1 | 14% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 14% |
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 Johnsonville
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Johnsonville's rate center (JOHNSONVL). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 1 of the 7 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 843 | 380, 386, 435, 483, 625, 677 |
| 854 | 450 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Johnsonville's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Johnsonville's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 67% |
| 2020s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Johnsonville
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Johnsonville that is JOHNSONVL, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Johnsonville.
Keeping an existing Johnsonville number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 843 when you pick it.
Who does business near Johnsonville
Johnsonville is part of the Florence, SC metro area, home to 200,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 4,403 business establishments in the Florence, SC metro area in 2023, employing 83,945 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (912), health care and social assistance (568), and other services (except public administration) (496).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 182 | 4,155 | 22.8 |
| Full-service restaurants | 147 | 2,799 | 19.0 |
| Physician practices | 101 | 2,766 | 27.4 |
| Law offices | 74 | 415 | 5.6 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 69 | 290 | 4.2 |
| Hotels and motels | 62 | 1,482 | 23.9 |
| Dental offices | 58 | 514 | 8.9 |
| Landscaping services | 57 | 590 | 10.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville 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 Florence, SC metro area, 19 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $570.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $474.05, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $379.00 a month for 19 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 | $379.00 | $4,548.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $361.00 | $4,332.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $437.00 | $5,244.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $474.05 | $5,688.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $513.00 | $6,156.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $570.00 | $6,840.00 |
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 Johnsonville, SC?
Johnsonville has exchanges in 843 and 854; 843 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Johnsonville?
5, holding 7 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 19 users come to $379.00 a month. For comparison, 19 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $570.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).