Welcome to Prairie City ...

Prairie City is located in Clay County<1>.

Time Zone: Prairie City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Prairie City: 816 & 975<2>

Communities Also Named Prairie City ...

While we believe that this Prairie City is located in Clay County, we know of another 2 Missouri communities named Prairie City. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bates and Daviess County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 11 communities that are also named Prairie City - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Oregon and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prairie City.

Footnotes ...

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If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Prairie City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Prairie City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).