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Get a local business phone number in Soldier, KS

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

Area code
785
Exchanges
2NANPA-assigned
Carriers
2
Population
15,179Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Soldier

Soldier township is a Census town in Shawnee County, Kansas, with an estimated 15,179 residents in 2024. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 785. Soldier 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 codes with exchanges in Soldier, KS
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
7852100%1997noneCentral and Mountain

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

Who holds Soldier phone exchanges

2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Soldier's rate center. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il has the most, with 1. 1 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 Soldier, KS
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il150%
J.b.n. Tel. CO., INC.150%

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.

Local prefixes for Soldier

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Soldier. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2023. 1 of the 2 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Soldier, KS
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
785552, 834

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

Rate centers and local calling in Soldier

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

Keeping an existing Soldier number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 785 when you pick it.

Who does business near Soldier

Soldier 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).

Selected industries in the Topeka, KS metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants1523,21421.1
Full-service restaurants1402,90720.8
Insurance agencies and brokerages1381,1198.1
Law offices1036005.8
Offices of real estate agents and brokers821762.1
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors717039.9
Dental offices615008.2
Landscaping services615959.8

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

A Soldier 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.

If you already have a number in Soldier, 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.

A 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Topeka, 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. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Soldier, KS?

785. All exchanges NANPA lists for Soldier are in 785.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Soldier?

2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Soldier 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 Soldier?

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).