Murrells Inlet, SC business phone guide

About the Murrells Inlet, SC micropolitan area

The Murrells Inlet, SC micropolitan area covers 1 county in South Carolina and had 66,035 residents in July 2024, up 4.1% since April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. By population it ranks 514th of the 925 metro and micropolitan areas and 424th by business establishments.

Murrells Inlet, SC's business base

County Business Patterns counted 2,038 establishments in the area in 2023, employing 22,113 people in mid-March with $1.1 billion in annual payroll. That is an average of 10.9 employees per establishment. 57.1% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. By establishment count, the largest sectors are retail trade (322), health care and social assistance (297), and other services (except public administration) (204).

Business density and team size in Murrells Inlet, SC

Murrells Inlet, SC has 30.9 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 25.5% above the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 10.9 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $47,715 (30.2% below the U.S. $68,342). 57.1% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 4.1% have 50 or more. Averages are pulled up by large employers; the size table is the better guide to what a typical business here looks like.

Small-business industries in Murrells Inlet, SC

Of the 141 industries these guides cover, 85 have a published Census count in Murrells Inlet, SC. The largest are physician practices (109), full-service restaurants (102), and offices of real estate agents and brokers (66). Relative to population, golf courses and country clubs are the most over-represented: 19.7 per 100,000 residents against 3.0 nationally.

Phone numbers in the Murrells Inlet, SC area

The area's named cities and towns have 30 NANPA-assigned exchanges across 2 area codes; 843 has the most (83%). A local number in the code your customers know is the simplest signal that you are nearby; Callata's plan includes up to 3.

Local numbers by city

Pages for 2 cities and towns in the area list their area codes, prefixes and carriers.

Phone costs for a typical Murrells Inlet, SC business

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in Murrells Inlet, SC, 11 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $330.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $274.45, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 11 people cost $219.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Callata in Murrells Inlet, SC

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.

If you already have a number in Murrells Inlet, SC, 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.