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Get a local business phone number in Meade, KS

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

Area code
620
Exchanges
3NANPA-assigned
Carriers
3
Population
1,436Census 2024 est.

Meade area codes

Meade, in Meade County, Kansas, had a Census-estimated population of 1,436 in July 2024. All 3 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 620. Meade 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 Meade, KS
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
6203100%2001noneCentral and Mountain

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

Phone carriers in Meade

3 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Meade's rate center. Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - KS has the most, with 1. 3 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.

Carriers holding exchanges in Meade, KS
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - KS133%
Ideatek Telcom, LLC - KS133%
Southwestern Bell133%

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 Meade

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Meade. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2016. 1 of the 3 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Meade, KS
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
620407, 571, 873

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Meade's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Meade numbers was added to the local supply.

Meade, KS: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2010s150%
2020s150%

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

How local numbers work in Meade

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

Keeping an existing Meade 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

Meade is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 76,139 business establishments in Kansas in 2023, employing 1,248,825 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (9,580), health care and social assistance (9,075), and other services (except public administration) (8,071).

Selected industries in Kansas, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants2,23147,99321.5
Full-service restaurants2,19745,43920.7
Insurance agencies and brokerages1,94714,2277.3
Physician practices1,46620,96014.3
Offices of real estate agents and brokers1,3182,5191.9
Law offices1,1395,5864.9
Residential remodelers1,0683,8803.6
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors1,02811,41211.1

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

Setting up a Meade business line

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 Meade, 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.

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in Kansas, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $480.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $399.20, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 16-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$319.00$3,828.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$304.00$3,648.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$368.00$4,416.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$399.20$4,790.40
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$432.00$5,184.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$480.00$5,760.00

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 Meade, KS?

620. All exchanges NANPA lists for Meade are in 620.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Meade?

3, holding 3 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Meade 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 Meade?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).