Get a 816 area code phone number
A local Kansas City business number with unlimited calls and texts, live in under a minute, on the phone you already have.
- (816) 653-7857
- (816) 631-1663
- (816) 466-8339
Examples from the current pool, refreshed hourly. You choose your exact number during signup.
About the 816 area code
Area code 816 covers Kansas City, Missouri and the Missouri side of the metro, including Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, and Liberty, plus St. Joseph to the north. It is one of the original area codes from 1947 and once covered a much larger slice of the state before 660 took the rural counties in 1997. Locals think of 816 as the Missouri-side Kansas City code, distinct from the 913 numbers just across State Line Road in Kansas.
A business with an 816 number reads as Kansas City local to customers on both sides of the state line, since the metro functions as one market. It suits contractors and home services working Jackson and Clay counties, trucking and logistics companies near the region's rail and highway hubs, and anyone whose customers screen unfamiliar numbers. Kansas-side customers in Overland Park and Olathe know 816 as the city across the line, so it carries recognition throughout the metro.
Cities and areas in 816
- Kansas City
- Independence
- Lee's Summit
- Blue Springs
- Liberty
- Gladstone
- Raytown
- Grandview
- Belton
- North Kansas City
- St. Joseph
- Excelsior Springs
Time zone
Central Time (CT)
Overlay codes
None
Who uses a 816 business number
Trucking and logistics
Kansas City is a major rail and highway crossroads, and carriers and brokers get answered faster with an 816 number.
Contractors and home services
Homeowners in Lee's Summit and Liberty pick the company whose number looks local over one that does not.
Real estate agents
Buyers comparing the Missouri and Kansas sides want an agent whose number places them in the market.
Barbers, salons, and pet groomers
Appointment reminders from an 816 number get read rather than ignored as an unknown caller.
Everything included with your 816 number
- Unlimited calling to US & Canada
- Unlimited SMS & MMS texting
- Voicemail with transcription
- Auto-replies and business hours
- Works on your existing phone, no new SIM
- Set up in under a minute
How to get your 816 number
- 1
Sign up
Create your account on the web or in the Reach app (iOS and Android).
- 2
Pick your 816 number
Search available 816 numbers and choose the one you like.
- 3
Start calling and texting
Your number is live immediately: calls, texts, voicemail, and auto-replies, all from one app.
Questions? Answers.
Yes. 816 covers Kansas City, Missouri and the Missouri side of the metro, including Independence and Lee's Summit. The Kansas side, including Overland Park, uses 913.
No. 816 is the Missouri side and 913 is the Kansas side of the same metro. Customers on both sides recognize both codes as Kansas City.
Yes. An 816 number runs on your existing phone through the app, so you can operate a Kansas City number from anywhere.
Download Reach or sign up on the web, search available 816 numbers, and pick the one you like. Your number is active immediately, so you can call and text from it right away.
Yes. Your Reach number works from anywhere. It runs on your existing phone through the app, so you can have a Kansas City presence no matter where you are located.
Yes. Your personal number stays exactly as it is. Reach adds a business line on the same phone, and you can port an existing business number in if you have one.
One plan, $19 a month or $169 a year, includes your number, unlimited calling to the US and Canada, SMS and MMS, voicemail with transcription, and auto-replies.