Where is Area Code 785?

Max of Kansas with area code 785 highlighted

Area code 785 is found in the US state of Kansas. Primarily servicing the city of Topeka (population: 164367), area code 785 covers 50 counties of Kansas.

Parts of this area code are located in the Central time zone, while others are in the Mountain time zone. This means that some cities in area code 785 are on the same time as Chicago, IL, while others are on the same time as Phoenix, AZ.

Area code 785 was brought into effect on July 20, 1997. 785 was split from the parent 913 area code.

Counties in Area Code 785

  • Anderson,
  • Brown,
  • Cheyenne,
  • Clay,
  • Cloud,
  • Coffey,
  • Decatur,
  • Dickinson,
  • Doniphan,
  • Douglas,
  • Ellis,
  • Ellsworth,
  • Franklin,
  • Geary,
  • Gove,
  • Graham,
  • Jackson,
  • Jefferson,
  • Jewell,
  • Lincoln,
  • Logan,
  • Marshall,
  • McPherson,
  • Mitchell,
  • Morris,
  • Nemaha,
  • Ness,
  • Norton,
  • Osage,
  • Osborne,
  • Ottawa,
  • Phillips,
  • Pottawatomie,
  • Rawlins,
  • Republic,
  • Riley,
  • Rooks,
  • Rush,
  • Russell,
  • Saline,
  • Shawnee,
  • Sheridan,
  • Sherman,
  • Smith,
  • Thomas,
  • Trego,
  • Wabaunsee,
  • Wallace,
  • Washington.

Most Populous Cities in Area Code 785

City County City Population
Topeka Shawnee 164,367
Lawrence Douglas 95,832
Manhattan Riley 64,559
Salina Saline 51,851
Junction City Geary 29,572
Hays Ellis 24,299
Ottawa Franklin 16,116
Fort Riley Geary 15,424
Abilene Dickinson 10,145
Wamego Pottawatomie 7,850
Eudora Douglas 7,847
Baldwin City Douglas 7,594
Colby Thomas 6,536
Concordia Cloud 6,509
Clay Center Clay 6,016
Holton Jackson 5,872
Goodland Sherman 5,569
Russell Russell 5,144
Garnett Anderson 4,998
Hiawatha Brown 4,778
Lindsborg McPherson 4,765
Beloit Mitchell 4,707
Marysville Marshall 4,333
Norton Norton 4,316
Wellsville Franklin 4,077

Note: The above list is based off of the top 25 most populous cities in the area code as per 2012 United States Census Bureau estimates.

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