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816 Area Code

Area code 816 serves Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, St. Joseph, Blue Springs and nearby communities in Missouri. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateMissouri
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use785
Overlay with975
Projected to run out2069
Kansas CityIndependenceLee's SummitSt. JosephBlue SpringsLibertyRaytownGladstoneGrandviewRaymoreBeltonGrain ValleyKearneySmithvilleExcelsior SpringsHarrisonvilleOak GroveParkvillePleasant HillCameronPeculiarGreenwoodRichmondOdessaNorth Kansas CitySavannahKansas CityLee's SummitSt. JosephBlue SpringsLibertyRaymore
Cities and towns served by area code 816

Who issues 816 numbers

Mobile 13%VoIP and cable 22%Landline 65%

Share of the 785 prefixes (the three digits after 816) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T (Southwestern Bell)220
Aerial Communications83
Onvoy (Sinch)73
AT&T Mobility59
Lumen (CenturyLink)50
Verizon Wireless43
AT&T (Teleport)31
Lumen (Level 3)30

Cities and towns in area code 816

CityPopulationOther area codes
Kansas City521,220975
Independence121,675975
Lee's Summit107,514975
St. Joseph71,001975
Blue Springs61,632975
Liberty31,319
Raytown29,154975
Gladstone27,497975
Grandview26,653975
Raymore26,633975
Belton26,193975
Grain Valley16,908975
Kearney11,296
Smithville11,160
Excelsior Springs10,819
Harrisonville10,040975
Oak Grove9,370975
Parkville9,093
Pleasant Hill8,956
Cameron7,341975
Peculiar6,365
Greenwood6,315975
Richmond5,968
Odessa5,721
North Kansas City5,613975
Savannah5,107

Got a call from 816?

A 816 number was originally issued in Missouri, but that does not prove the caller is there. 22% of 816 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 785 prefixes in area code 816

Format: (816) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 816

Where is area code 816?
Area code 816 is in Missouri. It covers Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, St. Joseph, Blue Springs, Liberty and 20 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 816?
Area code 816 is in the Central time zone.
Is 816 a toll-free number?
No. 816 is a geographic area code in Missouri. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 816 share its area with 975?
816 and 975 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 816 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 816/975 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2069. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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