List of Minnesota area codes

Minnesota numbering plan areas and area codes
Area code Year
created		 Parent
NPA		 Overlay Numbering plan area
218 1947 – northern portion of the state
612 1947 – – Minneapolis, Richfield, Fort Snelling, and Saint Anthony
507 1954 218, 612 507/924 southern third of the state[1]
924 2024 507
320 1996 612 – about the central third of the state except for the greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul area
651 1998 612 – Saint Paul, eastern suburbs of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, and communities along the Mississippi River down to Wabasha
763 2000 612 – northwestern suburbs of Minneapolis
952 2000 612 – southwestern suburbs of Minneapolis plus Apple Valley and Lakeville

History

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

References

  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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