Kansas area codes: 316, 620, 785 and 913

In Kansas, 4 area codes are in use. The oldest code dates from 1947; 620, the newest, came into service in 2001.

The area codes now in use
4
Most recent code
620
Rate centre list
574
The time zones
Central plus Mountain

All the Kansas area codes

CodeMain placesSinceOverlayTime zoneExhaust
316Andale, Benton, Cheney and more1947No overlayCentral time2056
913Atchison, Basehor, Blue Mound and more1947No overlayCentral time2058
785Abilene, Agenda, Agra and more1997No overlayCentral and Mountain time2032
620Abbyville Plevna, Albert, Alden and more2001No overlayCentral and Mountain time2033

Drawn from the NANPA file of 11/01/2026: the area code report, the rate centre report and the exhaust projections. This is not an official NANPA site.

Where Kansas area codes came from

  1. 1947: 316 was among the original 1947 area codes, serving Andale, Benton and Cheney.
  2. 1947: 913 was among the original 1947 area codes, serving Atchison, Basehor and Blue Mound.
  3. 1997: 785 was split from 913 to serve Abilene, Agenda and Agra.
  4. 2001: 620 was split from 316 to serve Abbyville Plevna, Albert and Alden.

Placing calls in Kansas

For local calls in 316 and 913, you dial 7 digits; long-distance calls take 1 + 10-digit dialling.

Local calls in 785 and 620 use 10-digit dialling; for long distance, dial 1 + the 10-digit number.

Across the 378 US area codes now in service, only 54 still take 7-digit local calls.

Places served by each Kansas area code

14 rate centres in 316

Andale, Benton, Cheney, Wichita, White Water, Towanda, Newton, Mount Hope, Leon, Halstead, Goddard, Garden Plain, El Dorado and Douglass.

34 rate centres in 913

Winchester, West Hume, West Drexel, West Cleveland, Tonganoxie, Spring Hill, Prescott, Pleasanton, Parker, Paola, Osawatomie, Olathe, Nortonville, Mound City, Mclouth, Louisburg, Linwood, Leavenworth, Lancaster, La Cygne, Kansas City, Hillsdale, Gardner, Fontana, Elwood, Effingham, Edgerton, Easton, De Soto, Bucyrus, Bonner Springs, Basehor, Blue Mound and Atchison.

269 rate centres in 785

Zurich, Woodston, Woodruff, Woodbine, Winona, Wilson, Wilsey, Willis, Williamsburg, Whiting, White Cloud, White City, Wheaton, Wetmore, Westphalia, Westmoreland, Weskan, Wellsville, Webber, Waverly, Wathena, Washington, Wamego, Wallace, Waldo, Wakefield, Wakeeney, Victoria, Vermillion, Valley Falls, Utica, Troy, Tipton, Timken, Tescott, Sylvan Grove, Summerfield, Stockton, South Wilsonville, South Superior, South Republican City, South Red Cloud, South Pawnee City, South Odell, South Naponee, South Liberty, South Hardy, South Haigler, South Franklin, South Du Bois, South Danbury, South Chester, South Byron, South Bloomington, South Benkelman, South Barneston, South Alma, Solomon, Soldier, Smith Center, Simpson, Silver Lake, Sharon Springs, Seneca, Selden, Scranton, Scandia, Salina, Salemsburg, Saint Marys, Saint George, Saint Francis, Sabetha, Russell Springs, Russell, Rush Center, Roxbury, Rossville, Robinson, Riley, Richmond, Rexford, Republic, Rantoul, Ransom, Randall, Ramona, Quinter, Quenemo, Princeton, Prairie View, Powhattan, Pomona, Plainville, Phillipsburg, Perry, Paxico, Paradise, Palmer, Palco, Ozawkie, Overbrook, Ottawa, Otis, Oskaloosa, Osborne, Osage City, Onaga, Olsburg, Oketo, Oberlin, Oakley, Norton, Norcatur, Netawaka, Ness City, Navarre, Natoma, Narka, Muscotah, Munden, Morrowville, Morrill, Morland, Morganville, Minneapolis, Miltonvale, Milford, Michigan Valley, Meriden, Menlo, Melvern, Mcdonald, Mccracken, Mayetta, Marysville, Marquette, Mankato, Manhattan, Mahaska, Lyndon, Luray, Lucas, Lost Springs, Longford, Long Island, Logan, Linn, Lindsborg, Lincoln, Levant, Leonardville, Lenora, Lecompton, Lebanon, Lawrence, Lane, La Crosse, Kensington, Kanorado, Junction City, Jewell, Jennings, Jamestown, Ionia, Huron, Hunter, Hoyt, Hoxie, Horton, Hope, Home, Holyrood, Holton, Hill City, Highland, Hiawatha, Herndon, Herington, Hays, Havensville, Harveyville, Hanover Hollenberg, Haddam, Gypsum, Grinnell, Greenleaf, Green, Greeley, Grainfield, Gove, Gorham, Goodland, Goff, Glen Elder, Glasco, Gaylord, Garnett, Frankfort, Formoso, Fairview, Everest, Eudora, Eskridge, Esbon, Emmett, Ellsworth, Ellis, Edmond, Dwight, Downs, Dorrance, Denton, Denmark, Denison, Delphos, Delia, Delavan, Damar, Cuba, Courtland, Corning, Concordia, Collyer, Colby, Clyde, Clinton, Clifton, Clay Center, Circleville, Chapman, Centropolis, Centralia, Cawker City, Carlton, Burr Oak, Burlingame, Buckeye, Brownell, Brookville, Brewster, Blue Rapids/waterville, Bison, Bird City, Beverly, Bennington, Bendena, Beloit, Belleville, Beeler, Beattie, Bazine, Barnes, Barnard, Baldwin, Axtell, Aurora, Atwood, Athol, Assaria, Alton, Alta Vista, Almena, Alma, Alexander, Abilene, Agenda, Agra.

257 rate centres in 620

Zenda, Yates Center, Winfield, Windom, Wilmore, West Mineral, Wellington, Weir City, Walton, Walnut, Waldron, Uniontown, Ulysses, Udall, Tyro, Turon, Tribune, Treece, Toronto, Thayer, Syracuse, Sylvia, Sun City, Sublette, Sterling, Stafford, Spearville, South Haven, Sharon, Severy, Sedan, Scott City, Scammon, Sawyer, Savonburg, Satanta, Saint Paul, Saint John, Ryus, Rozel, Rosalia, Rolla, Rock, Riverton, Riverdale, Richfield, Reece, Reading, Quincy, Protection, Pretty Prairie, Preston, Pratt, Potwin, Plains, Pittsburg, Piqua, Piedmont, Peabody, Pawnee Rock, Partridge, Parsons, Oxford, Oswego, Olpe, Olmitz, Norwich, North Manchester, Nickerson, Neosho Falls, Neodesha, Nashville, Murdock, Mullinville, Mulberry, Moundridge, Mound Valley, Moscow, Moran, Montezuma, Moline, Minneola, Medicine Lodge, Meade, Mcpherson, Mccune, Mayfield, Matfield Green, Marion, Marienthal, Mapleton, Manter, Madison, Macksville, Lyons, Longton, Little River, Lincolnville, Liberty, Liberal, Lewis, Leroy, Leoti, Lehigh, Lebo, Lawton, Latham, Larned, Langdon, Lakin, Lake City, Lafontaine, La Harpe, Kiowa, Kinsley, Kingman, Kincaid, Kendall, Johnson, Jetmore, Iuka, Isabel, Iola, Inman, Ingalls, Independence, Hutchinson, Humboldt, Hugoton, Hudson, Howard, Hoisington, Hillsboro, Hiattville, Hewins, Hesston, Hepler, Healy, Hazelton, Haviland, Haven, Havana, Hartford, Harper, Hardtner, Hanston, Hamilton, Hallowell, Gridley, Grenola, Greensburg, Great Bend, Goessel, Girard, Geuda Springs, Geneseo, Garfield, Garden City, Galva, Galesburg, Galena, Galatia, Fulton, Freeport, Fredonia, Fowler, Fort Scott, Ford, Florence, Farlington, Fall River, Eureka, Erie, Ensign, Englewood, Emporia, Ellinwood, Elkhart, Elk Falls, Elk City, Elgin, Edna, Durham, Dunlap, Dodge City, Dighton, Dexter, Devon, Deerfield, Cunningham, Cullison, Crestline, Coyville, Council Grove, Cottonwood Falls, Corbin, Copeland, Coolidge, Conway Springs, Conway, Columbus Rural, Columbus, Colony, Coldwater, Coffeyville, Coats, Clearwater, Claflin, Cimarron, Chetopa, Cherryvale, Cherokee, Chase, Chanute, Cedar Vale, Cedar Point, Cassoday, Canton, Caney, Cambridge, Caldwell, Bushton, Burrton, Burns, Burlington, Burdett, Burden, Buhler, Buffalo, Bucklin, Bronson, Brazilton, Bluff City, Big Bow, Benedict, Belpre, Belle Plaine, Beaumont, Baxter Springs, Bartlett, Attica, Atlanta, Ashland, Arma, Arlington, Arkansas City, Argonia, Arcadia, Anthony, Americus, Altoona, Altamont, Allen, Alden, Abbyville Plevna, Albert.

Will a new area code be added in Kansas?

Not for years: NANPA expects 785 to be the first to run out, in 2032.

Code or overlay groupForecast exhaustForecast in 2023.2Change
7852032 2Q20293 years later than in 2023.2
6202033 3Q20285 years later than in 2023.2
3162056 4Q207216 years sooner than in 2023.2
9132058 1Q204711 years later than in 2023.2

Area codes across the Kansas state line

  • For Kansas City, MO-KS, the Missouri codes are 816, 417, 660 and 975.

Area codes for the states bordering Kansas

Questions about Kansas area codes

How many area codes serve Kansas?

The NANPA file of 11/01/2026 lists 4 codes in service.

Which Kansas area code came first?

The area code 316 has been in service since 1947.

Are overlays used in Kansas?

No. Each Kansas code covers a separate area.

What do I need to do to get a Kansas number?

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