Get a local business phone number in Newton, KS

What area code is Newton, KS?

With 18,320 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Newton sits in Harvey County, Kansas. All 18 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 316. Newton is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 316 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Who holds Newton phone exchanges

9 carriers hold the 18 exchanges assigned to Newton's rate center. T-mobile USA, INC. has the most, with 5. 17 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.

Newton phone prefixes

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Newton. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 3 of the 18 were assigned in 2020 or later.

When Newton's exchanges were assigned

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

How local numbers work in Newton

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Newton, those come from the NEWTON rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 316 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

Who does business near Newton

Newton is part of the Wichita, KS metro area, home to 661,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 15,367 business establishments in the Wichita, KS metro area in 2023, employing 267,681 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (2,151), retail trade (1,939), and other services (except public administration) (1,572).

Setting up a Newton business line

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in Newton 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.

A 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Wichita, KS metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $510.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $424.15. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.