Area code 316

Area code 316 at a glance

Area code 316 is a geographic area code in Kansas, in service since January 1, 1947, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 316. It is in the Central time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Wichita, Newton, El Dorado, Goddard, and Whitewater. By population, its largest named places are Wichita, Newton, El Dorado, Goddard, and Towanda.

Cities and towns in area code 316

316 holds 15% of the 2,305 central office codes assigned in Kansas, the 4th most of the state's 4 codes. 13 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 316 exchanges; the most populous are Wichita (401,000), Newton (18,320), El Dorado (12,694), and Goddard (6,009). For a storefront or service area inside 316, the place pages show which prefixes are rated local there.

Ten-digit and seven-digit dialing in 316

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 316 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Seven-digit local dialing is still permitted here, but customers calling from other area codes, and every mobile contact list, use all ten digits.

Carriers with 316 numbers

40 carriers hold the 340 central office codes assigned in 316. Southwestern Bell has the most, with 114 (34%). 263 of the codes (77%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. Numbers can move between carriers through porting, so a code's holder tells you where the block started, not where every number lives now.

Where 316 numbers are rated

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 316 has codes in 14 rate centers. The table lists the rate centers with the most codes, with the matching Census place where the abbreviation could be matched.

316 code assignments over time

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 340 are assigned in 316, 43% of 800. 65 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Getting a 316 number for your business

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

If you already have a number in area code 316, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.