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Ridgeland's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Ridgeland number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 843 / 854
- Exchanges
- 9NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 8
- Population
- 3,744Census 2024 est.
Ridgeland area codes
Ridgeland town is a Census place in Jasper County, South Carolina, with an estimated 3,744 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 9 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 843 has the most (6, 67%). 843 is part of an overlay with 854, so a new local number in Ridgeland may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Ridgeland 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.
Ridgeland exchanges by carrier
8 carriers hold the 9 exchanges assigned to Ridgeland's rate center. Brightspeed of South Carolina, LLC has the most, with 2. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed of South Carolina, LLC | 2 | 22% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - SC | 1 | 11% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 1 | 11% |
| Suncom d/b/a T-mobile USA | 1 | 11% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - SC | 1 | 11% |
| Commio, LLC | 1 | 11% |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | 1 | 11% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 11% |
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.
Ridgeland phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Ridgeland. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 3 of the 9 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 843 | 226, 258, 305, 547, 717, 726 |
| 854 | 540, 687, 842 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Ridgeland's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Ridgeland numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 25% |
| 2020s | 3 | 75% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Ridgeland
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Ridgeland that is RIDGELAND, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Ridgeland.
If your business already has a Ridgeland number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Ridgeland
Ridgeland is part of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area, home to 237,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 6,925 business establishments in the Hilton Head Island, SC metro area in 2023, employing 68,808 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (945), construction (934), and professional, scientific, and technical services (765).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 373 | 676 | 1.8 |
| Full-service restaurants | 328 | 6,941 | 21.2 |
| Landscaping services | 181 | 1,407 | 7.8 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 167 | 2,661 | 15.9 |
| Law offices | 159 | 639 | 4.0 |
| Physician practices | 148 | 993 | 6.7 |
| All other specialty trade contractors | 130 | 562 | 4.3 |
| Residential remodelers | 110 | 328 | 3.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Ridgeland 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.
If you already have a number in Ridgeland, 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.
A 10-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Hilton Head Island, SC metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $300.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $249.50. On Callata the same 10 people cost $199.00 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 | $199.00 | $2,388.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $190.00 | $2,280.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $230.00 | $2,760.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $249.50 | $2,994.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $270.00 | $3,240.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $300.00 | $3,600.00 |
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 Ridgeland, SC?
Ridgeland has exchanges in 843 and 854; 843 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Ridgeland?
8, holding 9 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 10 users come to $199.00 a month. For comparison, 10 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $300.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).