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Get a local business phone number in Great Bend, KS

Great Bend's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Great Bend number in front of your customers.

Area code
620
Exchanges
14NANPA-assigned
Carriers
7
Population
14,306Census 2024 est.

Great Bend area codes

Great Bend, in Barton County, Kansas, had a Census-estimated population of 14,306 in July 2024. All 14 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 620. Great Bend is in the Central and Mountain time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 620 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Great Bend, KS
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
62014100%2001noneCentral and Mountain

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Great Bend exchanges by carrier

7 carriers hold the 14 exchanges assigned to Great Bend's rate center. Southwestern Bell has the most, with 5. 8 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.

Carriers holding exchanges in Great Bend, KS
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Southwestern Bell536%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - KS321%
Nex-tech Wireless, LLC214%
N.e. Colorado Cellular, INC.17.1%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - KS17.1%
Nex-tech, LLC - KS17.1%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il17.1%

Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.

Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Great Bend

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Great Bend's rate center (GREAT BEND). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 1 of the 14 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Great Bend, KS
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
620282, 300, 400, 603, 616, 617, 639, 786, 791, 792, 793, 796, 797, 868

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Great Bend's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Great Bend's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

Great Bend, KS: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s457%
2010s229%
2020s114%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

What makes a number local to Great Bend

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Great Bend that is GREAT BEND, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Great Bend.

Keeping an existing Great Bend number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 620 when you pick it.

The local business market

Great Bend is part of the Great Bend, KS micropolitan area, home to 24,835 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 866 business establishments in the Great Bend, KS micropolitan area in 2023, employing 9,604 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are other services (except public administration) (106), health care and social assistance (99), and retail trade (97).

Selected industries in the Great Bend, KS micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants2031015.5
Insurance agencies and brokerages16——
General automotive repair shops16623.9
Limited-service restaurants1631519.7
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors14936.6
Electrical contractors12796.6
Residential remodelers12——
Law offices10444.4

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

Business phone service in Great Bend

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in Great Bend is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.

An 11-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Great Bend, KS micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $330.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $274.45. Callata comes to $219.00 a month for 11 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for an 11-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$219.00$2,628.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$209.00$2,508.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$253.00$3,036.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$274.45$3,293.40
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$297.00$3,564.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$330.00$3,960.00

Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.

Frequently asked questions

What area code is Great Bend, KS?

620. All exchanges NANPA lists for Great Bend are in 620.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Great Bend?

7, holding 14 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Great Bend business number?

Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.

How much is a business phone line in Great Bend?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 11 users come to $219.00 a month. For comparison, 11 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $330.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).