Area code 785 is the area code for most of northern Kansas. It was created on July 20, 1997. The largest city in the area is Topeka. Other large cities include Lawrence, Manhattan, Salina, Junction City, Ottawa, Hays, and others.
Areas
The area includes the entire counties of Anderson, Cheyenne, Franklin, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Jewell, Republic, Washington, Nemaha, Marshall, Brown, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Rooks, Osborne, Mitchell, Lincoln, Cloud, Ottawa, Clay, Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Wallace, Logan, Gove, Trego, Ness, Rush, Ellis, Russell, Ellsworth, Saline, Dickinson, Geary, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Osage, and Douglas. It also includes parts of Doniphan, Atchison, Coffey, Lyon, Jefferson, Morris and McPherson counties.