316 Area Code: Wichita, Kansas
Area code 316 serves Wichita, Newton and El Dorado, Kansas in the Central time zone, in service since 1947. Consumers have filed 3,083 unwanted-call complaints against 2,786 different 316 numbers, 529 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 316 at a glance
- State
- Kansas
- Main cities
- Wichita, Newton, El Dorado, Goddard, Whitewater, Towanda + 8 more
- Counties
- Sedgwick County, Butler County, Harvey County
- Local time
- —Central
- In service since
- 1947
- Codes split off
- 620 (2001)
- Local dialing
- 7 digits allowed
- Exchanges
- 14 rate centers, 341 prefixes
Sources: NANPA area code and central office code records (refreshed weekly); cities and counties matched from US Census Bureau and USGS place names.
Reported 316 numbers
No single 316 number has enough complaints yet for a full report page, so none are listed. Look up the exact number that called you: the lookup works on every US number, whether or not it has complaint history.
What calls from 316 numbers are about
1,454 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 316 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is debt-relief pitches, at 11% of complaints (89% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 74% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified84758%
- Debt reduction15411%
- Impostor (government, business, family)1259%
- Medical & prescriptions1188%
- No subject given755%
- Dropped call / no message574%
- Warranties & protection plans322%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Prerecorded Voice12049%
- Live Voice10643%
- Text Message208%
Live-voice calls are from a person; prerecorded calls are robocalls.
When 316 spam calls come in
34% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm. 96% came Monday to Friday, most on Tuesdays, the pattern of call-center robocall campaigns that run on business hours. Times are as consumers reported them to the FTC.
By hour of the day
By day of the week
Is it getting worse?
523 FTC complaints about 316 numbers in the last four weeks, up 7% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 316 numbers peaked in 2017 (218); the FTC's daily Do Not Call data has carried most of the volume since mid-2026.
FTC complaints per week
FCC complaints per year
Years shown as '15 to '26; the current year is partial.
Who gets these calls
66% of the FTC complaints about 316 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 316, and 48% from Kansas. Calls that look local to the person receiving them are the signature of neighbor spoofing: robocallers display a number from your own area code because you're more likely to answer.
Where complainants live
- Kansas70048%
- Oklahoma37326%
- Texas443%
- California352%
- Florida312%
What people with 316 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 316 filed 1,489 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 65% were about calls showing another 316 number. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family).
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 316 (same code)96265%
- 913423%
- 620413%
- 785342%
- 866 (toll-free)141%
Likely campaigns using 316 numbers
Groups of numbers that drew the same FTC complaint in the same pattern over the last 60 days. The grouping is statistical and doesn't identify who is calling.
Busiest 316 prefixes this month
FTC complaints in the last 30 days, grouped by the first six digits. When one prefix collects complaints about many different numbers, a campaign is usually cycling through that block. The carrier is who NANPA assigned the prefix to, not who made the calls.
| Prefix | Complaints | Numbers | Carrier | Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (316) 888-xxxxcampaign | 38 | 36 | Peerless Network | Towanda |
| (316) 247-xxxx | 22 | 21 | Teleport Communications America, LLC | Wichita |
| (316) 766-xxxx | 17 | 16 | Coretel Kansas, INC. | Douglass |
| (316) 218-xxxx | 16 | 15 | Southwestern Bell (AT&T) | Wichita |
| (316) 394-xxxx | 12 | 12 | Onvoy (Sinch) | Benton |
Carriers operating in 316
NANPA has assigned 341 316 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 14 rate centers: 28% to wireless carriers, 71% to landline and VoIP operators; 77% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 6 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-10-06). The carrier holding a prefix is who the number was issued through. It says nothing about who is calling, since caller ID is routinely spoofed.
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Rate centers | Newest assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Bell (AT&T) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 114(33%) | 14 | 2001-06-26 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 37(11%) | 1 | 2026-09-03 |
| T-Mobile USA | Wireless | 29(9%) | 5 | 2025-03-21 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 28(8%) | 7 | 2004-02-12 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 20(6%) | 10 | 2025-04-18 |
| PAETEC (Windstream) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 18(5%) | 6 | 2022-03-15 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 16(5%) | 3 | 2024-11-13 |
| Comcast (Xfinity Voice) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 12(4%) | 2 | 2017-10-19 |
| Fractel, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 6(2%) | 6 | 2021-09-01 |
| Peerless Network | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 6(2%) | 4 | 2016-04-25 |
| Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless | 5(1%) | 2 | 2022-04-26 |
| Nuso, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 4(1%) | 2 | 2023-02-16 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Wichita (242), Newton (18), El Dorado (17), Goddard (11), Whitewater (9), Towanda (8), Andale (6), Cheney (5), Halstead (5), Mount Hope (5). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 316 numbers
Before you call back
- Debt reduction is the top named complaint here. Don't pay upfront fees for debt relief; the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule bans them. Talk to your lender or a nonprofit credit counselor instead. Read about debt-relief robocalls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 316 with no voicemail is usually a robocall; anyone who needs you will leave a message.
- If it looks like a neighbor's number, it may be spoofed. See calls from your own area code.
- Block repeat callers: iPhone, Android, or your carrier's free filter (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile).
Report it in Kansas
- Unwanted sales calls and robocalls: donotcall.gov (FTC). Scams and fraud: ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
- Spoofing, texts and call-blocking problems: FCC consumer complaints.
- State complaints: Kansas Attorney General.
- Kansas formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.
Your FTC and FCC reports are published (without your name or number) in the datasets this page is built from. How to report unwanted calls.
Area code 316: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 316?
Area code 316 serves Wichita, Newton and El Dorado, Kansas, covering Sedgwick County, Butler County and Harvey County. It has been in service since 1947.
What time zone is area code 316 in?
Area code 316 is in the Central time zone (UTC−6, or UTC−5 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
What are calls from 316 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 1,454 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 316 numbers. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches: 11% of complaints, 89% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 74% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 316 spam calls happen?
34% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm, and 96% came on weekdays, most often on Tuesday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 316 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. 66% of the FTC complaints about 316 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 316, and 48% from Kansas. Calls that look local to the person receiving them are the signature of neighbor spoofing: robocallers display a number from your own area code because you're more likely to answer.
Are 316 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 523 FTC complaints about 316 numbers, 7% more than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 316 scam call in Kansas?
Report unwanted sales calls and robocalls to the FTC at donotcall.gov, and scams to ReportFraud.ftc.gov. The FCC takes complaints at consumercomplaints.fcc.gov. In Kansas, the Kansas Attorney General also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Other Kansas area codes
Sources: FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday and available here from Jul 24; FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record, imported nightly; NANPA numbering records. A number appearing here means consumers reported calls that displayed it. Caller ID can be spoofed.