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Area Code 620 is the area code for telephone exchanges in most of southern Kansas, with the exception of the city of Wichita and the surrounding area. A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In the field of Telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. The area code stretches from the Colorado state line on the west to the Missouri state line on the east. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee

The largest cities covered by the area code are Dodge City, Garden City and Hutchinson

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History of area codes in Kansas

Despite a relatively small population, Kansas was scheduled to receive two area codes under the original North American Numbering Plan proposal from the Bell Telephone Company in 1946. For the 1939 Western movie, see Dodge City (1939 film. Dodge City is a City and County seat of Ford Garden City is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. Hutchinson is the largest city in and the County seat of Reno County, Kansas, United States, northwest of Wichita, on the Arkansas The Bell System which was named for Alexander Graham Bell, the technologist popularly credited with the invention of the Telephone, was a Trademark and Originally, area codes would follow sequentially based on geography, and under the 1946 plan, Kansas would receive area codes 617 and 618. (1)

In October 1947, the final plan was adopted, and Kansas still had its two area codes, although the numbers had been radically altered from the original plan. The southern half of the state (Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Wichita) would receive 316, while the northern half (Kansas City, Topeka, Lawrence, Salina, Hays) would receive 913. For the 1939 Western movie, see Dodge City (1939 film. Dodge City is a City and County seat of Ford Emporia is a city in and the County seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. Garden City is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. Area Code 316 is the Area code for Telephone exchanges in the city of Wichita Kansas and surrounding communities Kansas City Kansas. Items for the metro area should also go to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area page Items for Kansas City Missouri Topeka ( Kansa: Tó Ppí Kˀé ˌto ˈpːi ˌkˀeɪ Ioway: Dó Pí Kˀé ˌto ˈpʰi ˌkˀeɪ Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the US State of Kansas and the County seat of Douglas County. Salina (pronounced /səˈlaɪnə/) is a city in and the County seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. Hays is a city in Ellis County, Kansas, near the intersection of Interstate 70 and U Area Code 913 is the Area code for Telephone exchanges located in the Kansas portion of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. All long-distance calls using area codes would not be implemented until late in 1951.

Kansas goes from two area codes to four

The two area codes of Kansas remained constant for more than 40 years, but by the mid-1990s, the proliferation of cell phones, the population explosion in the Kansas City metropolitan area (most notably Johnson County), and deregulation due to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the exchanges for area code 913 were quickly being exhausted. Johnson County (county code JO) is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. Deregulation, a term which gained widespread currency in the period 1970-2000 can be seen as a process by which governments remove reduce or simplify Restrictions on Business The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was the first major overhaul of United States Telecommunications law in nearly 62 years amending the Communications Act of

Late in 1996, the Kansas Corporation Commission, which oversees telecommunications in the state, requested relief from the NANPA for the exchanges of area code 913, and on February 12, 1997, the NAPNA responded by splitting off most of northern Kansas from area code 913 into the new 785 area code. From July 20, 1997 through October 2, 1998, a period of permissive dialing was in use, allowing customers affected by the new area code to use either 913 or 785 when dialing long-distance. At 12:01 a. m. on October 3, 1998, the 785 area code became mandatory in the new calling area. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

The southern half of the state would soon follow. With a similar proliferation of cell phones, especially in and around Wichita, the KCC requested relief for area code 316. On September 21, 2000, the NANPA announced relief by splitting off most of southern Kansas and giving it the new 620 area code. A period of permissive dialing was initiated on February 3, 2001, where numbers in the affected area could be dialed using 316 or 620. The use of 620 became mandatory on November 3, 2001.

Major cities in area code 620

Boundaries of area code 620

The boundary between area codes 620 and 785 runs from west to east roughly following a path along K-4 and K-96. For the 1939 Western movie, see Dodge City (1939 film. Dodge City is a City and County seat of Ford Emporia is a city in and the County seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. Garden City is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. Great Bend is a City situated along the Arkansas River in the southwestern part of Barton County, located in central Kansas, in the Central Hutchinson is the largest city in and the County seat of Reno County, Kansas, United States, northwest of Wichita, on the Arkansas Liberal is a city in Seward County, Kansas, United States. The population was 19666 at the United States Census 2000. McPherson is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, United States, in the central part of the state Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in Southeast Kansas, United States. K-4 is the longest designated State highway in Kansas traversing from north of Scott City at US-83 to US-59 near Nortonville K-96 is a State highway in central and southern Kansas. Its western terminus is at the Colorado state line east of Towner Colorado, where The code boundary dips along I-135 in McPherson County and continues east to just north of Emporia in Lyon County along the Kansas Turnpike, where the boundaries of area codes 620, 785 and 913 meet. Interstate 135 (abbreviated I-135) is a 957 mile-long Interstate Highway in central and south-central Kansas, USA. McPherson County (standard abbreviation MP) is a county located in the U Emporia is a city in and the County seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. Lyon County (standard abbreviation LY) is a county located in the U The Kansas Turnpike is a 236-mile (380-km Freeway -standard Toll road that lies entirely within the U Area code 620 then shares its northern boundary with that of area code 913 to the Missouri state line. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee

All of Sedgwick County, along with parts of Butler and Harvey counties remain in area code 316. Sedgwick County (standard abbreviation SG) is a county located in the U Butler County (county code BU) is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. Harvey County (county code HV) is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States.

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State of Kansas area codes: 316, 620, 785, 913
North: 785, 913
West: 719 area code 620 surrounds 316 East: 417
South: 580, 918
State of Colorado area codes: 303, 719, 720, 970
State of Missouri area codes: 314, 417, 573, 636, 660, 816
State of Oklahoma Area Codes: 405, 580, 918
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