BLUFFTON prefixes in area code 843
NANPA records 13 assigned NXX blocks to rate center BLUFFTON in area code 843, 1.7% of the 783 blocks assigned in the code. A rate center is the billing geography a block is allocated to – NANPA truncates the name to ten characters, so read it as a NANPA label rather than a town. 5 holders hold those blocks, the largest being BLUFFTON TEL. CO., INC. (6), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - SC (3), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (2). The earliest assignment on record here is 2005-01-26 and the most recent 2017-03-08. 6 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots. The same rate center name also appears in area codes 229, 260, 419, 479 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.
Prefixes assigned here
| Prefix | Holder of record | Assigned | Pooled | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 843-227 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | – | yes | yes |
| 843-304 | T-Mobile SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | – | yes | yes |
| 843-368 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - SC | – | no | yes |
| 843-505 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - SC | 2005-01-26 | yes | yes |
| 843-540 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - SC | 2005-03-21 | yes | yes |
| 843-705 | BLUFFTON TEL. CO., INC. | – | no | yes |
| 843-706 | BLUFFTON TEL. CO., INC. | – | no | yes |
| 843-707 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - SC | 2006-07-03 | yes | yes |
| 843-757 | BLUFFTON TEL. CO., INC. | – | no | yes |
| 843-815 | BLUFFTON TEL. CO., INC. | – | no | yes |
| 843-836 | BLUFFTON TEL. CO., INC. | – | no | yes |
| 843-837 | BLUFFTON TEL. CO., INC. | – | no | yes |
| 843-949 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 2017-03-08 | yes | yes |
The holder is who received the block from the numbering administrator. It is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number: numbers move with their owners, and a pooled block is shared.
Who holds the blocks
| Holder | Brand | Blocks | Share here |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUFFTON TEL. CO., INC. | – | 6 | 46.2% |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - SC | Verizon | 3 | 23.1% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | AT&T | 2 | 15.4% |
| SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | T-Mobile | 1 | 7.7% |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - SC | Lumen | 1 | 7.7% |
Same rate center in other codes
Overlay codes cover the same geography, so one rate center is served by all of them.
Frequently asked
Which prefixes belong to BLUFFTON in area code 843?
13 blocks: 227, 304, 368, 505, 540, 705, 706, 707, 757, 815, 836, 837 and 1 more, all listed in the table above.
Which carriers have numbers in BLUFFTON?
BLUFFTON TEL. CO., INC. (6 blocks), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - SC (3 blocks), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (2 blocks), SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA (1 block), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - SC (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is BLUFFTON a city?
It is a rate center – the unit NANPA allocates number blocks to. Its name is abbreviated to ten characters and is not necessarily a settlement: we print it as recorded rather than guess at the full name.