List of Minnesota area codes

This is a list of telephone numbering plan areas (NPAs) and area codes of Minnesota.

Minnesota numbering plan areas and area codes
Area code Location
218 northern portion of the state
320 about the central third of the state except for the greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul area
507/924 southern third of the state[1]
612 Minneapolis, Richfield, Fort Snelling, and Saint Anthony
651 Saint Paul, eastern suburbs of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, and communities along the Mississippi River down to Wabasha
763 northwestern suburbs of Minneapolis
952 southwestern suburbs of Minneapolis plus Apple Valley and Lakeville

History

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Original numbering plan areas and area codes of Minnesota in 1952

When the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) created the first nationwide telephone numbering plan for Operator Toll Dialing in 1947 to automate and speed the connection of long-distance calls, the United States and Canada were divided into 86 geographic numbering plan areas (NPAs) and assigned the original North American area codes. Minnesota was divided into a south-eastern area including the Twin-Cities with area code 612 and the rest of the state in the south-west, north, and north-east with area code 218.[2] In 1954, the southern half of 612 was designated a separate numbering plan area with area code 507 as the third area code for the state.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wagner, Jeff (2024-02-06). "How are new area codes created? And what part of Minnesota could be next on the list? - CBS Minnesota". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. ^ Mabbs, Ralph (Winter 1947–1948). "Nation-Wide Operator Toll Dialing—the Coming Way". Bell Telephone Magazine. 26 (4): 181. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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