The most populous cities in area code 218 are: Duluth, Brainerd, Moorhead, Bemidji, and Virginia.
Other cities in the 218 area code include: Fergus Falls, International Falls, Hibbing, Detroit Lakes, Wadena, Grand Rapids, Thief River Falls, Park Rapids, East Grand Forks, Bovey, Cloquet, Deerwood, Crookston, Staples, Roseau, Chisholm, Moose Lake, Grand Marais, Breckenridge, Pequot Lakes, Aitkin, Hawley, Mahnomen, Battle Lake, Stephen, Barnum, Ely, Two Harbors, Crosby, Nisswa, Warren, Fosston, Carlton, Nashwauk, Sebeka, Cass Lake, Littlefork, Cook, McGregor, Side Lake, Aurora, Silver Bay, Baudette, Hallock, Perham, Pelican Rapids, Hoyt Lakes, Warroad, Gilbert, Embarrass, Walker, Henning, Karlstad, Kabetogama, Tower, Sturgeon Lake, Newfolden, Osage, Orr, Winger, Hines, Ogema, Kettle River, Wolverton, Longville, Strandquist, Federal Dam, Saint Vincent, Brimson, Lengby, Motley, Waubun, Ada, Hill City, Alborn, Babbitt, Fisher, Mountain Iron, Fertile, Pine River, Greenbush, Twin Valley, Ironton, Floodwood, Tofte, Oklee, Nevis, Underwood, Miltona, Dalton, Kennedy, Oslo, Wright, Palisade, Shelly, Shevlin, Kinney, Goodridge, Warba, Borup, Meadowlands, Bejou, Tintah, Vining, Isabella, Makinen, Puposky, Barnesville, Bagley, Lake Park, Eveleth, Cohasset, New York Mills, Red Lake Falls, Menahga, Frazee, Deer River, Clarissa, Emily, Argyle, Verndale, Evansville, Sabin, Audubon, Bertha, Ulen, Brandon, Eagle Bend, Clearbrook, Alvarado, Plummer, Willow River, Bigfork, Ottertail, Remer, Vergas, Hackensack, Kelliher, Backus, Fifty Lakes, Saint Hilaire, Gary, Climax, Big Falls, Gonvick, Deer Creek, Cromwell, Callaway, Finland, Mentor, Tenstrike, Williams, Dent, Viking, Laporte, Brookston, Squaw Lake, Jacobson, Swan River, Nielsville, Bena, Wendell, Beltrami, Kent, Perley, Gully, Leonard, Strathcona, Nashua, Cotton, Crane Lake, Gatzke, Hovland, Marcell, Max, Northome, Outing, Pengilly, Pennington, Roosevelt, Rothsay, Schroeder, Solway, Wannaska, Waskish, Elbow Lake, Lancaster, Holyoke, and Pillager.
Duluth Listen i / d ə ˈ l uː θ / is a major port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Saint Louis County. Duluth has a population of 86,110 and is the second-largest city on Lake Superior's shores, after Thunder Bay, Ontario, in Canada ; it has the largest metropolitan area on the lake. The Duluth MSA had a population of 279,771 in 2010, the second-largest in Minnesota.Situated on the north shore of Lake Superior at the westernmost point of the Great Lakes, Duluth is accessible to oceangoing vessels from the Atlantic Ocean 2,300 miles (3,700 km) away via the Great Lakes Waterway and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Duluth forms a metropolitan area with neighboring Superior, Wisconsin, called the Twin Ports. The cities share the Duluth–Superior harbor and together are the Great Lakes' largest port, transporting coal, iron ore (taconite), and grain.A tourist destination for the Midwest, Duluth features the United States' only all-freshwater aquarium, the Great Lakes Aquarium ; the Aerial Lift Bridge, which spans the Duluth Ship Canal into the Duluth–Superior Harbor; and Minnesota Point (known locally as Park Point), the world's longest freshwater baymouth bar, spanning 6 miles (10 km). The city is also the starting point for vehicle trips along Minnesota's North Shore. The city is named for Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, the first known European explorer of the area.
Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 13,592 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County, and is one of the largest cities in Central Minnesota. Brainerd straddles the Mississippi River several miles upstream from its confluence with the Crow Wing River, having been founded as a site for a railroad crossing above said confluence. Brainerd is the principal city of the Brainerd Micropolitan Area, a micropolitan area covering Cass and Crow Wing counties and with a combined population of 91,067 as of the 2010 census. The Brainerd area serves as a major tourist destination for Minnesota, and Baxter is a regional retail center.Brainerd is the home to one of five medevac helicopter flight stations in the state for "AirCare," operated by North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, a Level 1 Trauma Center. This station covers the central part of Minnesota. The city is also known for the Brainerd International Raceway, which hosts races frequently throughout the year and has a national drag racing meet annually in August.
Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 42,005 according to the 2015 United States Census estimates. It is the county seat of Clay County. Moorhead was platted in 1871. The city was named for William Garroway Moorhead (1811-1895), an official of the Northern Pacific railroad. Moorhead is bordered on the west by the Red River of the North and the city of Fargo, North Dakota. On the east, Moorhead is bordered by Dilworth, Minnesota. Moorhead, along with its twin city of Fargo, North Dakota, as well as adjacent West Fargo, form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan area, which has a 2010 population of around 208,777 residents.
The 218 area code lies within the Central Daylight Time Zone (or CDT). The current time in Central Daylight Time is 10:08 PM on Aug 21, 2024.