OpenPhone helps business owners start their businesses in local areas like area code 864. You can sign up for a phone number that lets you look local no matter where you travel and build loyalty with residents. You’ll be part of the neighborhood, calling from a familiar area code shows you’re committed to the community. A local phone number also makes it easier to get through to residents. It’s more convenient to place a local call — it’s more intriguing to pick up a local call, too.
Your business can benefit from a local phone number if you serve local customers. You look knowledgeable about local norms, from real estate to slab grading. For many small businesses, having a local presence instills trust.
There’s plenty that makes area code 864 unique. Here are some of the most important details you need to know:
Area code 864 covers: South Carolina (The Upstate, including Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Clemson, and most of northwestern South Carolina). Its main city is Greenville, South Carolina. If you head to Greenville, you’ll be among the 70,720 residents of this area code’s biggest town.
This area code touches 13 other codes. It also borders 13 other counties, including Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Pickens, Oconee, Greenwood, Laurens, Cherokee, Union, and Abbeville counties. Nearby area codes are 423 (Chattanooga, TN), 704/980 (Charlotte, NC), 706/762 (Augusta, GA), 803 (Columbia, SC), and 828 (Asheville, NC).
With a local 864 phone number, you can effectively get in front of the right people and establish a foothold in the Greenville, SC area.
What kinds of businesses thrive in area code 864? Are customers moving in — or heading to more prosperous locales? For lots of new businesses, knowing what the area’s largest industries and employers are can help determine what kinds of resources are available to help them grow, just as these businesses did. Check out the following key facts and trends within area code 864:
This area is located in Eastern Standard Time. Its major city, Greenville, is located in Greenville, SC, and its population rose 0.43% from 2019 to 2020. The county’s unemployment rate is 5.7%. Greenville households rake in roughly $98,834 per year.
Greenville’ new business applications spiked 29.00% from 2019 to 2020, and the startup survival rate for the state is 76.00%.
Startups here join a business environment dominated by these three industries:
They find themselves among the top ten employers in Greenville: Clemson University, Greenville County Schools, Greenville Health System, Michelin, Prisma Health, BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC, Fluor Corporation, Anmed Health, Bon Secours Health System, Walmart.
Ready to grow your presence in the Greenville area? Start your free seven-day trial of OpenPhone now. You can start calling and texting from your local 864 area code number immediately, with no new hardware.
Try out calling and texting with an area code tied to this flourishing region and confirm OpenPhone is a great fit for your business by starting a free seven-day trial of OpenPhone.
See which specific 864 phone numbers are available and claim your own Greenville, SC number by signing up for a free trial. Here’s how it works: using our service, you can easily set up your local phone number without the need to install any additional hardware. Easily download and install our app, and find the right numbers for your business.
Use the OpenPhone browser, desktop, or mobile app.
Activate a new 864 area code phone number in 864, 864, in just a few minutes. Your existing number won’t see any service interruptions, and we do all the work. Get more than one number to use for people, teams, or locations immediately. There are no waiting periods, no stores to navigate, and no hidden fees.
Once you’re here, calling and texting to the US or Canada is free. You can use your local number anywhere, even if you work outside of 864, Greenville and the US.
You can use your number on a smartphone or computer since all you need is an internet connection. Manage conversations in your inbox wherever you work using your preferred device; OpenPhone works with your laptop, computer, tablet, and smart phone
OpenPhone lets business owners take control over how and where they work while staying local for their customers. Personal numbers remain private and your favorite device is ready to call using your new work phone number.
Stay professional at work, but mute notifications after hours. Your personal calls come through on your personal line, but that doesn’t mean you have to be on-call for business at all hours.
When you sign up for multiple phone numbers using OpenPhone, you’ll always see which calls are coming from your personal line and which are from specific business telephone numbers.
OpenPhone’s modern business phone features give you powerful tools to do more business in area code 864.
OpenPhone’s modern app gives businesses the features they used to get from a complicated PBX system. You can use phone menus so customers can direct their own calls to team members that can help best. Setting up or updating a phone menu as needed is simple.
And getting your team on board is just as easy. You can activate new numbers instantaneously, assign them to teammates, and even share a main phone number. With shared numbers, your team can:
To help provide a professional presence with your new number, you can customize your caller ID. Plus, easily set up separate voicemail greetings for when your team is working and off.
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