Get a local business phone number in Osage City, KS
Osage City's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Osage City number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 785
- Exchanges
- 4NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 3
- Population
- 2,799Census 2024 est.
What area code is Osage City, KS?
With 2,799 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Osage City sits in Osage County, Kansas. All 4 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 785. Osage City is in the Central and Mountain time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 785 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 785 | 4 | 100% | 1997 | none | Central and Mountain |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Osage City phone exchanges
3 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Osage City's rate center. Level 3 Communications, LLC - KS has the most, with 2. 3 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - KS | 2 | 50% |
| Onvoy, LLC - KS | 1 | 25% |
| United Tel of Eastern Kansas d/b/a Centurylink | 1 | 25% |
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.
Osage City phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Osage City's rate center (OSAGE CITY). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2004. 1 of the 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 785 | 219, 367, 507, 528 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Osage City's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Osage City's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 67% |
| 2020s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Osage City
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Osage City that is OSAGE CITY, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Osage City.
Keeping an existing Osage City number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 785 when you pick it.
Businesses around Osage City
Osage City is part of the Topeka, KS metro area, home to 233,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 4,927 business establishments in the Topeka, KS metro area in 2023, employing 85,571 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (706), other services (except public administration) (607), and health care and social assistance (586).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 152 | 3,214 | 21.1 |
| Full-service restaurants | 140 | 2,907 | 20.8 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 138 | 1,119 | 8.1 |
| Law offices | 103 | 600 | 5.8 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 82 | 176 | 2.1 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 71 | 703 | 9.9 |
| Dental offices | 61 | 500 | 8.2 |
| Landscaping services | 61 | 595 | 9.8 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Osage City number on Callata
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.
Porting a number you already use in Osage City 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.
The comparison below uses 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Topeka, KS metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $339.00 | $4,068.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $323.00 | $3,876.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $391.00 | $4,692.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $424.15 | $5,089.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $459.00 | $5,508.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $510.00 | $6,120.00 |
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 Osage City, KS?
785. All exchanges NANPA lists for Osage City are in 785.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Osage City?
3, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Osage City 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 Osage City?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).