Late in 1996, the Kansas Corporation Commission, which oversees telecommunications in the state, requested relief from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) for the exchanges of area code 913 and on February 12, 1997, the NANPA approved a split of the 913 territory.
The Kansas Corporation Commission requested a split of the area code 913 exchanges from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) in late 1996 and this request was approved by the NANPA on February 12, 1997.