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title: "Area code 785: Kansas, United States"
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summary: "Area code 785 serves Kansas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Kansas."
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# Area code 785: Kansas, United States

Area code 785 serves Kansas, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Kansas.

NANPA lists 726 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 785, held by 70 holders across 269 rate centers.
Southwestern Bell holds the most prefixes, 141 (19%). 73% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,355 complaints on file for 1,142 numbers in 785, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1997-07-20
- Time zone: CM
- Prefixes in use: 726
- Pooled prefixes: 532 (73%)
- Rate centers: 269
- Companies holding prefixes: 70
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-18 to 2026-06-02 (282 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 248

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TOPEKA | 98 | 13% |
| LAWRENCE | 35 | 5% |
| MANHATTAN | 27 | 4% |
| SALINA | 26 | 4% |
| JUNCTIONCY | 19 | 3% |
| HAYS | 16 | 2% |
| OTTAWA | 11 | 2% |
| ABILENE | 8 | 1% |
| 261 other rate centers | 486 | 67% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southwestern Bell | 141 | 19% |
| Centurylink | 56 | 8% |
| Verizon Wireless | 56 | 8% |
| Nex-Tech | 51 | 7% |
| Level 3 Communications | 41 | 6% |
| Onvoy | 39 | 5% |
| 64 other carriers | 342 | 47% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 913, named as the parent of 785 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1997-07-20: Area code 785 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 785, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 316 (about 104 miles), 620 (about 105 miles), 531 (about 135 miles), 913 (about 138 miles) and 402 (about 139 miles).

## ZIP codes

248 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Topeka, KS (31 ZIP codes), Lawrence, KS (5 ZIP codes) and Manhattan, KS (4 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

1,355 complaints for 1,142 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 57
- 2024: 56
- 2025: 64

## Questions

### Where is area code 785?

NANPA assigns area code 785 to Kansas, United States.

### In which state does area code 785 sit?

Kansas. 785 is one of 4 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 785 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 785 are Topeka, KS, Lawrence, KS and Manhattan, KS. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 785?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 785, Southwestern Bell holds the most prefixes, 141 prefixes or 19%.

### Which time zone does 785 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 785 as CM.

### What year did 785 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1997-07-20, so 785 has been in use since 1997.

### Does area code 785 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 785.

### Which area codes are nearest to 785?

The area codes closest to 785, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 316 (about 104 miles), 620 (about 105 miles), 531 (about 135 miles), 913 (about 138 miles) and 402 (about 139 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 785 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 726 prefixes in service in 785, spread over 269 rate centers and 70 holders.

### Are there complaints about 785 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,355 complaints for 1,142 numbers in 785. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).