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Area code 316

Area code 316 serves Kansas, including Wichita, Newton and El Dorado (Central time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

Numbers starting with 316 drew 1,671 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 603 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 316 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
KansasWichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 7 digits
Exchanges in use
341 of 792held by 40 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2063NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 316 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 316. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

1,671

FCC complaints since November 2023

603

Different 316 numbers reported

2,159

FCC complaints naming a 316 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202312
December 202319
January 202411
February 202417
March 202414
April 202412
May 202416
June 20249
July 202416
August 202426
September 202421
October 202447
November 202426
December 202411
January 202524
February 202515
March 20259
April 20259
May 202510
June 202517
July 202514
August 202511
September 202542
October 20251
November 202513
December 202516
January 202617
February 20266
March 20266
April 202616
May 202617
June 20267
July 202614
August 202619
September 202621
October 202633

What people said 316 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,217 of 1,671 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other999
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)187
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends156
Medical and prescriptions125
Dropped call or no message58
Warranties and protection plans28

Places served by 316

NANPA lists 14 rate centers for 316. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Wichita242
  • Newton18
  • El Dorado17
  • Goddard11
  • White Water9
  • Towanda8
  • Andale6
  • Cheney5
  • Halstead5
  • Mount Hope5
  • Benton4
  • Douglass4
  • Garden Plain4
  • Leon3

Phone companies holding 316 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 77% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 40 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Southwestern Bell114
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL37
T-Mobile USA, Inc.30
Level 3 Communications, LLC - KS28
Onvoy, LLC - KS20
Paetec Itel, LLC18
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - KS16
Comcast IP Phone, LLC12

When today's 316 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200110
20027
20031
20043
20051
20063
20072
20085
20091
20121
20133
20141
20156
20163
20175
20182
20196
20206
202117
20225
202312
202411
202512
20263

Check a 316 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in Kansas

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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