Area Code 785 is the area code for telephone exchanges in most of northern Kansas. The area code stretches from the Colorado state line on the west to the Missouri state line on the east, but does not include the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. 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. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - 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 Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers and straddling the state border between Missouri and Kansas. ...

The largest city covered by the area code is the state capital of Topeka. Map Political Statistics Founded December 5, 1854 Incorporated February 14, 1857 County Shawnee County Mayor Bill Bunten Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 147. ...

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 City's explosion necessitates a new code

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. ...

Major cities in area code 785

• Colby
• Goodland
• Hays
• Junction City
• Lawrence
• Manhattan
• Salina
• Topeka

Advertised as The Oasis on the Plains, Colby is the county seat6 and largest city in Thomas County, Kansas, with a total population of 5,450 as of the 2000 census. ... Goodland is a city located in Sherman County, Kansas. ... Hays is a city located in Ellis County, Kansas, near the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 183. ... Junction City is a city located in Geary County, Kansas, United States. ... The Douglas County Courthouse anchors the south end of Lawrences downtown. ... Riley County Courthouse, Manhattan Manhattan is a town located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. ... Salina is a city and the county seat of Saline County, KansasGR6. ... Map Political Statistics Founded December 5, 1854 Incorporated February 14, 1857 County Shawnee County Mayor Bill Bunten Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 147. ...

Boundaries of area code 785

The boundary between 785 and area code 620, which covers southern Kansas outside of the Wichita metropolitan area, 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. At this point, area code 785 reaches its easternmost boundary with the current boundary for area code 913, although a small portion of the northeast corner of Kansas across the Missouri River from St. Joseph, Missouri is part of 785. 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. ... Flag Nickname: Air Capital Location Location in the state of Kansas Government County Sedgwick Mayor Carlos Mayans Geographical characteristics Area     City 138. ... 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. ... The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ... Saint Joseph (also known as St. ...

The area code covers the entire counties of Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Jewell, Republic, Washington, Nemaha, Marshall, Brown, Doniphan, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Rooks, Osborne, Mitchell, Lincoln, Cloud, Ottawa, Clay, Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Wallace, Logan, Gove, Trego, Ness, Rush, Ellis, Russell, Ellsworth, Saline, Dickinson, Geary, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Osage, Douglas and Jefferson, as well as portions of Coffey, Morris and McPherson counties. Cheyenne County (standard abbreviation: CN) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Rawlins County (standard abbreviation: RA) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Decatur County (standard abbreviation: DC) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Norton County (standard abbreviation: NT) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Phillips County (standard abbreviation: PL) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Smith County (standard abbreviation: SM) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Jewell County (standard abbreviation: JW) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Republic County (standard abbreviation: RP) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Washington County (standard abbreviation: WS) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Nemaha County (standard abbreviation: NM) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Marshall County (standard abbreviation: MS) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Brown County (standard abbreviation: BR) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Doniphan County (standard abbreviation: DP) is a county in the State of Kansas, located in the northeastern corner of the state. ... Sherman County (standard abbreviation: SH) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Thomas County (standard abbreviation: TH) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Sheridan County (standard abbreviation: SD) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Graham County (standard abbreviation: GH) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Rooks County (standard abbreviation: RO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Osborne County (standard abbreviation: OB) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Mitchell County (standard abbreviation: MC) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Lincoln County (standard abbreviation: LC) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Cloud County (standard abbreviation: CD) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Ottawa County (standard abbreviation: OT) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Clay County (standard abbreviation: CY) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Riley County (standard abbreviation: RL) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Pottawatomie County (standard abbreviation: PT) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Jackson County (standard abbreviation: JA) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Wallace County (standard abbreviation: WA) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Logan County (standard abbreviation: LG) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Gove County (standard abbreviation: GO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Trego County (standard abbreviation: TR) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Ness County (standard abbreviation: NS) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Rush County (standard abbreviation: RH) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Ellis County (standard abbreviation: EL) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Russell County (standard abbreviation: RS) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Ellsworth County (standard abbreviation: EW) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Saline County (standard abbreviation: SA) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Dickinson County (standard abbreviation: DK) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Geary County (standard abbreviation: GE) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Wabaunsee County (standard abbreviation: WB) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Shawnee County (standard abbreviation: SN) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Osage County (standard abbreviation: OS) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Douglas County (standard abbreviation: DG) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Jefferson County (standard abbreviation: JF) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Coffey County (standard abbreviation: CF) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Morris County (standard abbreviation: MR) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... McPherson County (standard abbreviation: MP) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ...

The counties of Linn, Miami, Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth, and Atchison remain in area code 913. Linn County (standard abbreviation: LN) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Miami County (standard abbreviation: MI) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Johnson County (standard abbreviation: JO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Wyandotte County (standard abbreviation: WY) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Leavenworth County (standard abbreviation: LV) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Atchison County (standard abbreviation: AT) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ...

External links

• NANPA - Kansas Area Code Map
• Area Code History
• 1947 Area Code Assignment Plan
• List of exchanges split off from Area Code 913 to Area Code 785

See also

• List of North American area codes
• North American Numbering Plan