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Myrtle Beach's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Myrtle Beach number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 843 / 854
- Exchanges
- 65NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 19
- Population
- 40,535Census 2024 est.
Myrtle Beach area codes
Myrtle Beach city is a Census place in Horry County, South Carolina, with an estimated 40,535 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 65 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 843 has the most (56, 86%). 843 is part of an overlay with 854, so a new local number in Myrtle Beach may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Myrtle Beach 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.
Myrtle Beach exchanges by carrier
19 carriers hold the 65 exchanges assigned to Myrtle Beach's rate center. Frontier Communications of the Carolinas INC. - SC has the most, with 25. 39 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 | 25 | 38% |
| Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA | 14 | 22% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 5 | 7.7% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - SC | 4 | 6.2% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - SC | 2 | 3.1% |
| Horry Telephone Cooperative, INC. - SC | 2 | 3.1% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 1.5% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 1 | 1.5% |
| Teleport Communications America Sc- LLC | 1 | 1.5% |
| Ymax Communications Corp. - SC | 1 | 1.5% |
| TWC Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 1 | 1.5% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - SC | 1 | 1.5% |
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 Myrtle Beach
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Myrtle Beach's rate center (MYRTLE BCH). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 7 of the 65 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 843 | 205, 213, 222, 231, 232, 233, 238, 239, 241, 251, 267, 282, 286, 315, 353, 360, 385, 424, 429, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 455, 457, 458, 467, 477, 492, 497, 582, 602, 626, 655, 685, 692, 712, 780, 788, 808, 828, 839, 848, 913, 916, 918, 945, 946, 957, 997, 999 |
| 854 | 233, 237, 277, 554, 588, 600, 854, 894, 901 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Myrtle Beach's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Myrtle Beach's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 | 50% |
| 2010s | 6 | 23% |
| 2020s | 7 | 27% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Myrtle Beach
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Myrtle Beach, those come from the MYRTLE BCH rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 843 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach 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).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 588 | 13,987 | 23.8 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 499 | 1,826 | 3.7 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 389 | 6,938 | 17.8 |
| Physician practices | 275 | 2,825 | 10.3 |
| Landscaping services | 197 | 1,144 | 5.8 |
| Law offices | 191 | 1,138 | 6.0 |
| All other specialty trade contractors | 175 | 961 | 5.5 |
| Hotels and motels | 164 | 5,164 | 31.5 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Myrtle Beach number on Callata
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
Porting a number you already use in Myrtle Beach 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.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per 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 Myrtle Beach, SC?
Myrtle Beach has exchanges in 843 and 854; 843 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Myrtle Beach?
19, holding 65 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach?
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).