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Area Code 620 is the area code for telephone exchanges in most of southern Kansas, with the exception of the city of Wichita and the surrounding area. The area code stretches from the Colorado state line on the west to the Missouri state line on the east. A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... central office = Exchange building in the U.S. telephone exchange = Exchange building in the UK, and is also the UK name for a telephone switch, and also has a technical meaning in U.S. telecoms telephone switch is the U.S. term, but is in increasing use in technical UK... Official language(s) English Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area Ranked 15th - Total 82,277 sq. ... Flag Nickname: Air Capital Location Location in the state of Kansas Government County Sedgwick Mayor Carlos Mayans Geographical characteristics Area City 138. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area Ranked 8th - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 kmÂ²) - Width 280 miles (451 km) - Length 380 miles (612 km) - % water 0. ... Official language(s) None Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ...

The largest cities covered by the area code are Dodge City, Garden City and Hutchinson Dodge City is a city and county seat of Ford County, Kansas. ... Garden City is a city located in Finney County, Kansas. ... Hutchinson is the largest city and county seat of Reno County, Kansas. ...

History of area codes in Kansas

Despite a relatively small population, Kansas was scheduled to receive two area codes under the orginal North American Numbering Plan proposal from the Bell Telephone Company in 1946. Originally, area codes would follow sequentially based on geography, and under the 1946 plan, Kansas would receive area codes 617 and 618.(1) The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a system for three-digit area codes and seven-digit telephone numbers that direct telephone calls to particular regions on a public switched telephone network (PSTN), where they are further routed by the local network. ... The Bell System was a trademark and service mark used by the US telecommunications company American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) and its affiliated companies to co-brand their extensive circuit-switched telephone network and their affiliations with each other. ...

In October 1947, the final plan was adopted, and Kansas still had its two area codes, although the numbers had been radically altered from the origianl plan. The southern half of the state (Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Wichita) would receive 316, while the northern half (Kansas City, Topeka, Lawrence, Salina, Hays) would receive 913. All long-distance calls using area codes would not be implemented until late in 1951. Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Dodge City is a city and county seat of Ford County, Kansas. ... Emporia is a city located in Lyon County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,760. ... Garden City is a city located in Finney County, Kansas. ... Flag Nickname: Air Capital Location Location in the state of Kansas Government County Sedgwick Mayor Carlos Mayans Geographical characteristics Area City 138. ... Area Code 316 is the area code for telephone exchanges in the city of Wichita, Kansas and surrounding communities. ... Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County; it is part of the Unified Government [1] which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. ... Map Political Statistics Founded December 5, 1854 Incorporated February 14, 1857 County Shawnee County Mayor Bill Bunten Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 147. ... The Douglas County Courthouse anchors the south end of Lawrences downtown. ... Salina is a city and the county seat of Saline County, KansasGR6. ... Hays is a city located in Ellis County, Kansas, near the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 183. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

Kansas goes from two area codes to four

The two area codes of Kansas remained constant for more than 40 years, but by the mid-1990s, the proliferation of cell phones, the population explosion in the Kansas City metropolitan area (most notably Johnson County), and deregulation due to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the exchanges for area code 913 were quickly being exhasuted. Cellular redirects here. ... Johnson County (standard abbreviation: JO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Deregulation is the process by which governments remove restrictions on business in order to (in theory) encourage the efficient operation of markets. ... The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was the first major overhaul of United States telecommunications policy in nearly 62 years, modifying earlier legislation, primarily the Communications Act of 1934. ...

Late in 1996, the Kansas Corporation Commission, which oversees telecommunications in the state, requested relief from the NANPA for the exchanges of area code 913, and on February 12, 1997, the NAPNA responded by splitting off most of northern Kansas from area code 913 into the new 785 area code. From July 20, 1997 through October 2, 1998, a period of permissive dialing was in use, allowing customers affected by the new area code to use either 913 or 785 when dialing long-distance. At 12:01 a.m. on October 3, 1998, the 785 area code became mandatory in thew new calling area. The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a system for three-digit area codes and seven-digit telephone numbers that direct telephone calls to particular regions on a public switched telephone network (PSTN), where they are further routed by the local network. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

The southern half of the state would soon follow. With a similar proliferation of cell phones, especially in and around Wichita, the KCC requested relief for area code 316. On September 21, 2000, the NANPA announced relief by splitting off most of southern Kansas and giving it the new 620 area code. A period of permissive dialing was initiated on February 3, 2001, where numbers in the affected area could be dialed using 316 or 620. The use of 620 became mandatory on November 3, 2001.

Major cities in area code 620

Dodge City is a city and county seat of Ford County, Kansas. ... Emporia is a city located in Lyon County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,760. ... Garden City is a city located in Finney County, Kansas. ... Great Bend is the largest city and county seat of Barton County, Kansas. ... Hutchinson is the largest city and county seat of Reno County, Kansas. ... Liberal is a city located in Seward County, Kansas. ... McPherson is a city located in McPherson County, Kansas. ... Pittsburg is a city located in Crawford County, Kansas. ...

Boundaries of area code 620

The boundary between area codes 620 and 785 runs from west to east roughly following a path along K-4 and K-96. The code boundary dips along I-135 in McPherson County and continues east to just north of Emporia in Lyon County along the Kansas Turnpike, where the boundaries of area codes 620, 785 and 913 meet. Area code 620 then shares its northern boundary with that of area code 913 to the Missouri state line. Kansas State Highway 96 (abbreviated K-96) is a highway in central and southern Kansas. ... Interstate 135 (I-135) is a 95. ... McPherson County (standard abbreviation: MP) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Emporia is a city located in Lyon County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,760. ... Lyon County (standard abbreviation: LY) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... The Kansas Turnpike is a 236-mile (380 km)[1] toll road entirely within the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Official language(s) None Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ...

All of Sedgwick County, along with parts of Butler and Harvey counties remain in area code 316. Sedgwick County (standard abbreviation: SG) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Butler County (standard abbreviation: BU) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Harvey County (standard abbreviation: HV) is a county in the State of Kansas, located in the south central portion of the state, along the Little Arkansas River. ...

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History of area codes in Kansas

Kansas goes from two area codes to four

Major cities in area code 620

Boundaries of area code 620

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