Cities in area code 235
Area code 235 serves 18 localities in Missouri, led by Birch Tree, Columbia, Jefferson City. The table lists every rate center — the billing locality each prefix is anchored to — with its share of the code's 30 active prefixes.
Birch Tree, Columbia, Jefferson City, Cardwell, Gravois Mills, Versailles, Scott City and Flat River hold the largest prefix inventories; and 9 smaller communities down to single-prefix localities. Each locality below links to its rate-center page with the full prefix list.
Metropolitan coverage: 1 rate centers belong to FCC top-100 metro areas.
Overlap note: 18 localities are shared with other area codes, so a neighbor's number may differ in its first three digits.
Clock-wise the coverage is Central.
A caller's real location can differ: numbers port between carriers and follow their owners when they move. Use the prefix tables to see where a specific number block was issued.
| Locality (rate center) | Active prefixes | Metro area | All codes serving it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Tree | 8 | — | 235, 573 |
| Columbia | 4 | — | 235, 573 |
| Jefferson City | 3 | — | 235, 573 |
| Cardwell | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Gravois Mills | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Versailles | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Scott City | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Flat River | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Argyle | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Saint James | 1 | (St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 235, 573 |
| Camdenton | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Jackson | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Oran | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Fredericktown | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Eldon | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Fisk | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Freeburg | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
| Campbell | 1 | — | 235, 573 |
FAQ
What is the biggest city in area code 235?
Birch Tree holds the most active prefixes (8), making it the code's largest numbering locality.
How many places does 235 cover?
18 rate centers in Missouri hold active 235 prefixes, from Birch Tree down to communities with a single prefix.
Does a 235 number guarantee the caller lives in one of these places?
No — the tables show where number blocks were issued. Porting and VoIP let people keep or acquire numbers anywhere.