Independence, Missouri

ZIP codes in Independence

Area codes for Independence

• Area code 816

  In service since 1947. Shares its area with 975. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 975

  In service since October 13, 2023. Shares its area with 816. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Independence is in the Central Time zone.

Towns near Independence

• Sugar Creek4.8 km (3.0 mi)
• Blue Summit6.6 km (4.1 mi)
• Birmingham8.8 km (5.5 mi)
• River Bend9.3 km (5.8 mi)
• Randolph10.1 km (6.3 mi)
• Lake Tapawingo11.4 km (7.1 mi)
• Raytown12.3 km (7.6 mi)
• Kansas12.9 km (8.0 mi)