CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Kansas City number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 816 / 975
- Exchanges
- 455NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 40
- Population
- 516,032Census 2024 est.
Kansas City area codes
Kansas City city is a Census place in Jackson County, Missouri, with an estimated 516,032 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 455 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 816 has the most (442, 97%). 816 is part of an overlay with 975, so a new local number in Kansas City may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Kansas City is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 816 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Who holds Kansas City phone exchanges
40 carriers hold the 455 exchanges assigned to Kansas City's rate center. Southwestern Bell has the most, with 155. 296 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Bell | 155 | 34% |
| Aerial Communications, INC. | 61 | 13% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 50 | 11% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Mo | 34 | 7.5% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Mo | 27 | 5.9% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Mo | 20 | 4.4% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 12 | 2.6% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Mo | 12 | 2.6% |
| Mobil Radio Communications d/b/a Mobilfone | 8 | 1.8% |
| Spok, INC. | 7 | 1.5% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - Mo | 7 | 1.5% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 7 | 1.5% |
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.
Kansas City phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Kansas City. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 47 of the 455 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 816 | 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 206, 210, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 221, 223, 225, 226, 231, 234, 235, 237, 241, 242, 245, 247, 252, 254, 255, 256, 257, 260, 266, 268, 269, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 283, 285, 286, 289, 291, 292, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309, 313, 315, 316, 321, 325, 326, 328, 329, 332, 333, 337, 340, 346, 349, 350, 352, 353, 356, 358, 359, 360, 361, 363, 365, 372, 373, 374, 377, 379, 381, 382, 384, 389, 391, 392, 394, 395, 398, 399, 400, 401, 404, 405, 410, 412, 413, 414, 416, 418, 419, 420, 421, 423, 426, 433, 435, 436, 437, 438, 440, 442, 444, 446, 447, 448, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 467, 468, 469, 471, 472, 474, 478, 480, 482, 483, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 497, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 512, 513, 514, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 527, 529, 531, 533, 534, 536, 541, 543, 545, 547, 548, 550, 552, 556, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 569, 571, 572, 573, 574, 576, 581, 582, 584, 585, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 594, 595, 599, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 608, 609, 610, 612, 613, 614, 616, 621, 627, 631, 634, 641, 642, 643, 645, 647, 648, 651, 652, 654, 656, 659, 660 |
First 240 of 455 prefixes. Source: NANPA.
When Kansas City's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Kansas City's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24 | 16% |
| 2010s | 80 | 53% |
| 2020s | 47 | 31% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Kansas City
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Kansas City's numbers are rated to the KANSASCITY rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Kansas City number.
Keeping an existing Kansas City number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 816 when you pick it.
Businesses around Kansas City
Kansas City is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, home to 2.3 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 55,104 business establishments in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area in 2023, employing 1,016,941 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (7,042), professional, scientific, and technical services (6,702), and retail trade (6,258).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,696 | 36,915 | 21.8 |
| Full-service restaurants | 1,539 | 40,579 | 26.4 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 1,265 | 2,424 | 1.9 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,244 | 14,372 | 11.6 |
| Law offices | 1,211 | 8,409 | 6.9 |
| Physician practices | 1,106 | 16,946 | 15.3 |
| Dental offices | 878 | 6,973 | 7.9 |
| Residential remodelers | 851 | 3,185 | 3.7 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Kansas City business line
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 Kansas 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.
An 18-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $540.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $449.10. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 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 | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Kansas City, MO?
Kansas City has exchanges in 816 and 975; 816 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Kansas City?
40, holding 455 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Kansas 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 Kansas City?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).