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Area code
785
In service
United States · since 1997

Topeka / northern Kansas

Serves northern Kansas from the Colorado to the Missouri border, excluding the Kansas City metro. Created in 1997 by a geographic split from 913.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Topeka / northern Kansas
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1997
Projected exhaust
2032 Q2

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 785 is

Northern Kansas: 40 complete counties plus parts of 7 more; excludes Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Miami and Linn counties (which remain 913)..

Communities served wholly or partly by 785:

TopekaLawrenceManhattanSalinaHaysJunction CityOttawaColbyGoodland
B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 785 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Split from · 1997 913 Kansas City metro (Kansas side) 785 split from 913 in 1997.
Related · 2001 620 Southern Kansas (outside Wichita) Adjacent to the south.
What's changing. No overlay; created as a geographic split. Relief not projected until ~2029 (re-check NANPA).
C · History

How 785 got here

1997-07-20
Area code 785 created via geographic split from 913.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
741
Prefixes available
59
Thousands-blocks assigned
2,229

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area code 785
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.