Introduction
Which area code is home to Garmin's global home base? Garmin is the company that put GPS navigation in every pocket on earth.
This same area code also holds the old Sprint World Headquarters campus — the center of the biggest telecom merger in U.S. history. It is also home to a $4 billion Panasonic battery plant that opened in 2025.
That plant makes power cells for half a million electric vehicles a year.
The answer is 913 — the area code that serves the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro area.
Area code 913 covers northeast Kansas: Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Kansas City (Kansas), Leavenworth, and eight counties along the Missouri state line. It is one of the original 1947 NANP area codes.
It lost most of its land in a 1997 split, but it kept the most productive part of the state's economy. This guide covers the full history, geography, economy, and business case for the 913 area code.
- What Is the 913 Area Code?
- The History of the 913 Area Code
- Garmin and Olathe: The Navigation Capital of America
- The Sprint Campus, T-Mobile, and the Fiserv Transformation
- Panasonic, the Chiefs, and Kansas's Economic Inflection Point
What Is the 913 Area Code?
Area code 913 is a geographic North American Numbering Plan (NANP) code. It serves northeast Kansas, mainly the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro area. Its numbering plan area (NPA) covers eight counties along the east edge of Kansas, next to Missouri.
Major towns in the 913 area code include Overland Park (Johnson County's seat; the largest city in the 913 area and the second-largest in Kansas), Olathe (home base of Garmin International; a fast-growing Johnson County city), Shawnee (a west Johnson County town with strong home and business growth), Lenexa (where Garmin first started in 1989; now a hub for factory work and shipping), Leawood (a well-off home community; base of Black & Veatch's global home base), Prairie Village, Merriam, Mission, and Roeland Park (older, close-in Johnson County suburbs) round out the list.
So do Kansas City, Kansas (KCK, Wyandotte County's seat; site of the planned Kansas City Chiefs domed stadium), Leavenworth (home to Fort Leavenworth, the U.S.
Army's oldest active post west of the Mississippi), and Atchison (a historic town on the Missouri River; birthplace of Amelia Earhart).
The whole 913 area runs on Central Time (UTC−6, or UTC−5 during Daylight Time). All local calls need 10-digit dialing.
Businesses that want service right away can start with local phone numbers.
The History of the 913 Area Code
The story of area code 913 is a story of shrinking land but growing economic value:
1947 — Area Code 913 covers all of northern Kansas: Under the first NANP plan, 913 covers the whole northern part of Kansas — from the Colorado state line all the way to the Missouri state line.
This huge area includes Topeka, Salina, Manhattan, Hays, and the Kansas City suburbs.
July 20, 1997 — Area Code 785 splits from 913: Thirty years of people growth and the rise of mobile phones use up the 913 number pool across Kansas.
NANPA approves the creation of 785, which takes most of 913's land — nearly all of Kansas except the strip along the Missouri border. Area code 913 loses Topeka, Salina, Manhattan, Hays, and every city west of the Kansas City suburbs.
Result: 913 got smaller, but kept the money. What was left after the 785 split was a narrow strip of eight counties along the Missouri border. But those eight counties hold all of the Kansas City metro's Kansas side.
Area code 913 lost about 85% of its land and kept 100% of the state's richest metro zone. No new split or overlay is planned; NANPA expects 913's number pool to last until 2045.
For more on the numbering story, see Wikipedia's overview of the 913 area code.
| Area Code | Assigned | Type | Territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 913 | 1947 | Original NANP — northern Kansas | All of northern Kansas (CO to MO border) |
| 785 | Jul 20, 1997 | Geographic split from 913 | Most of Kansas (Topeka, Salina, Manhattan, etc.) |
| 913 (current) | Post-1997 | Retained eastern strip | 8 counties of Kansas City metro KS side |
Garmin and Olathe: The Navigation Capital of America
No company shows better than Garmin International how a Midwest suburb can become home to a world-class tech firm.
Gary Burell and Min Kao started Garmin in 1989 in Lenexa, Kansas — in 913 land. Garmin's first product was a handheld GPS unit for pilots.
Within ten years, Garmin moved into car navigation and consumer GPS. It began shipping the devices that replaced paper maps in millions of cars and pockets around the world.
Garmin's home base later moved to Olathe, Kansas — still in the 913 area code — where it stays today.
Garmin's Olathe campus is not a small branch office. It is the home base of a firm with more than $5 billion in yearly income.
Garmin builds GPS navigation tools, aviation electronics, marine instruments, cycling computers, and fitness watches used in more than 100 countries.
For any vendor, supplier, or tech partner tied to Garmin's products or supply chain, a 913 number is the address people expect to see.
Near Garmin's supply chain, Olathe also hosts the University of Kansas Edwards Campus, which brings graduate and expert education right into the 913 business zone.
The Sprint Campus, T-Mobile, and the Fiserv Transformation
No campus in the 913 area code has seen more corporate past than the old Sprint World Headquarters in Overland Park — and its newest chapter may be the biggest yet.
Sprint Corporation built its global home base on a $4 billion campus in Overland Park, built to hold more than 15,000 workers. In 2020, T-Mobile finished its $26.5 billion merger with Sprint — the largest deal in U.S. wireless carrier history.
T-Mobile kept about 5,000 workers in Overland Park after the merger.
What would happen to the old Sprint campus stayed unclear until April 2025. That's when Fiserv announced a $175 million plan to rebuild 427,000 square feet of the old Sprint campus into a fintech hub.
Fiserv's project is set to bring 2,000 new jobs that pay an average of $100,000 and add a $6.5 billion boost to the economy over ten years. The hub will open in two phases starting in 2026.
Black & Veatch, the global engineering, procurement, and construction firm, also keeps its global home base in Leawood, Kansas. It adds more Fortune 500-level business to the Johnson County 913 economy.
Panasonic, the Chiefs, and Kansas's Economic Inflection Point
Two big announcements, just months apart, made 2025 and 2026 the most important years in Kansas's economic story. Both landed in the 913 area code.
Panasonic Energy EV Battery Plant, De Soto. On July 14, 2025, Panasonic Energy opened its $4 billion EV battery plant in De Soto, Johnson County — 913 land. The plant covers 300 acres.
It is built to make 30 GWh of cylindrical lithium-ion batteries a year — enough power cells for about 500,000 EVs a year. Once running at full speed, the plant will support about 4,000 direct jobs.
Total jobs reach 8,000 when you count supply chain and service workers too.
Kansas City Chiefs Domed Stadium, Kansas City, Kansas. In December 2025, the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced a deal to build a $3 billion domed stadium in Wyandotte County, Kansas — in the Kansas City, Kansas part of the 913 area code — next to Kansas Speedway and The Legends retail district.
The stadium is set to open in 2031. The Chiefs' training facility and home base will be in Olathe — also 913.
Why Businesses Choose a 913 Area Code Number
For companies that target the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro — in fintech, GPS and aviation electronics, healthcare IT, engineering, EV supply chains, or the stadium-driven hotel and construction trade — a 913 number shows you're a local player.
A national toll-free number can't do that.
Financial Technology. Fiserv's 2,000-job hub is coming online at the old Sprint campus in 2026. This is turning Overland Park into a fintech cluster.
Payment processing, compliance tech, banking software, and workflow vendors serving this zone need local trust.
EV and Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain. Panasonic's De Soto plant creates fast demand for material suppliers, shipping firms, precision factories, engineers, and staffing companies.
A 913 number makes EV supply chain vendors look like local partners, not outside sellers.
Defense and Government. Fort Leavenworth sits in 913 land, driving steady demand for defense contracts, legal work, and expert services.
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“The 913 area code covers northeast Kansas — Overland Park, Olathe, and KCK — home to Garmin, Fiserv's new Sprint campus, and a $4B Panasonic EV battery plant.”
How to Get a 913 Area Code Number
Here are six steps to get a 913 northeast Kansas number for your business.
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Step 1: Confirm Number Availability
Work with a cloud VoIP provider that has active 913 Kansas numbers ready to use. 913 has no planned overlay until at least 2045, so numbers stay easy to get. Still, confirm the 913 prefix fits your Johnson County or Wyandotte County market.
Step 2: Choose Your Number Format
Pick a standard 913 local DID or a vanity number that fits your market — for example, a Garmin supply chain vendor, a fintech firm serving the Fiserv hub, or an EV supply chain company serving the Panasonic De Soto plant.
Step 3: Configure Market-Specific Routing
Build IVR queues for your key 913 markets: fintech, defense/government, EV manufacturing, healthcare IT, or stadium construction. Use skills-based routing to send each caller to the right team.
Step 4: Integrate Your CRM
Link every 913 inbound and outbound call to your CRM automatically. In the Kansas City metro's B2B services market, a full contact history sets you apart in long, complex business deals.
Step 5: Verify 10-Digit Caller ID
Confirm your outbound 913 caller ID shows the full 10-digit number before you go live. This keeps your ID correct across the 913/816 metro split.
Step 6: Monitor with Real-Time Analytics
Track answer rates, campaign results, call times, and first-call resolution on live dashboards from day one.
Conclusion
The story of the 913 area code shows how economic value can grow even as land shrinks. A code that once covered all of northern Kansas lost most of its land in 1997 — but came out stronger.
It kept the Kansas City metro's Kansas side.
There, Garmin built a $5 billion global tech company, Sprint built a telecom empire that T-Mobile later took over, Fiserv is building the region's next fintech hub, and Panasonic opened the biggest industrial investment in Kansas's past in 2025.
Add the Kansas City Chiefs' $3 billion domed stadium coming to Wyandotte County in 2031, and the 913 area code is entering a period of growth few places in the Midwest can match. See how Teloz powers your northeast Kansas market presence at teloz.com.
