Get a local business phone number in Orangeburg, SC
Orangeburg's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Orangeburg number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 803 / 839
- Exchanges
- 54NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 15
- Population
- 13,378Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Orangeburg
With 13,378 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Orangeburg sits in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. NANPA lists 54 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 803 has the most (38, 70%). 803 is part of an overlay with 839, so a new local number in Orangeburg may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Orangeburg 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.
Phone carriers in Orangeburg
15 carriers hold the 54 exchanges assigned to Orangeburg's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga has the most, with 20. 40 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Orangeburg can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 20 | 37% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 10 | 19% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - SC | 7 | 13% |
| TWC Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 3 | 5.6% |
| Onvoy, LLC - SC | 3 | 5.6% |
| Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA | 2 | 3.7% |
| Spok, INC. | 1 | 1.9% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 1.9% |
| South Carolina Net, INC. - SC | 1 | 1.9% |
| HD Carrier LLC | 1 | 1.9% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 1.9% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - SC | 1 | 1.9% |
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 Orangeburg
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Orangeburg's rate center (ORANGEBURG). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 19 of the 54 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 803 | 268, 290, 308, 347, 362, 378, 387, 395, 515, 516, 531, 533, 534, 535, 536, 539, 570, 585, 596, 614, 662, 664, 682, 707, 715, 747, 809, 813, 837, 855, 860, 878, 890, 928, 937, 987, 990, 997 |
| 839 | 231, 237, 253, 260, 271, 286, 323, 339, 340, 342, 344, 345, 356, 837, 854, 890 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Orangeburg's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Orangeburg numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 29% |
| 2010s | 6 | 17% |
| 2020s | 19 | 54% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Orangeburg
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Orangeburg, those come from the ORANGEBURG rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Orangeburg number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 803 when you pick it.
Who does business near Orangeburg
Orangeburg is part of the Orangeburg, SC micropolitan area, home to 83,129 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 1,630 business establishments in the Orangeburg, SC micropolitan area in 2023, employing 25,672 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (347), health care and social assistance (214), and other services (except public administration) (200).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 74 | 1,641 | 22.2 |
| Full-service restaurants | 59 | 1,001 | 17.0 |
| Hotels and motels | 37 | 478 | 12.9 |
| Law offices | 28 | 92 | 3.3 |
| Physician practices | 26 | 168 | 6.5 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 25 | 83 | 3.3 |
| Child day care services | 25 | 201 | 8.0 |
| General freight trucking companies (local) | 23 | 145 | 6.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Orangeburg business line
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.
If you already have a number in Orangeburg, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
The comparison below uses 16 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Orangeburg, SC micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $399.20 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $480.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Orangeburg, SC?
Orangeburg has exchanges in 803 and 839; 803 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Orangeburg?
15, holding 54 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).