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218 Area Code

Area code 218 serves Duluth, Moorhead, Hibbing, Bemidji, Brainerd and nearby communities in Minnesota. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateMinnesota
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use708
Projected to run out2036
DuluthMoorheadHibbingBemidjiBrainerdFergus FallsCloquetGrand RapidsHermantownDetroit LakesBaxterEast Grand ForksThief River FallsVirginiaCrookstonInternational FallsDuluthMoorheadHibbingBemidjiBrainerdFergus Falls
Cities and towns served by area code 218

Who issues 218 numbers

Mobile 19%VoIP and cable 18%Landline 63%

Share of the 708 prefixes (the three digits after 218) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Lumen (Qwest)85
Verizon Wireless84
Onvoy (Sinch)62
AT&T Mobility49
Frontier46
Aerial Communications29
Garden Valley Tel. Co.24
Lumen (Level 3)23

Cities and towns in area code 218

CityPopulationOther area codes
Duluth88,330
Moorhead46,533
Hibbing15,823
Bemidji15,770
Brainerd14,428
Fergus Falls14,246
Cloquet12,399
Grand Rapids11,181
Hermantown10,110
Detroit Lakes10,019
Baxter9,217
East Grand Forks8,906
Thief River Falls8,799
Virginia8,187
Crookston7,375
International Falls5,481

Got a call from 218?

A 218 number was originally issued in Minnesota, but that does not prove the caller is there. 18% of 218 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 708 prefixes in area code 218

Format: (218) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 218

Where is area code 218?
Area code 218 is in Minnesota. It covers Duluth, Moorhead, Hibbing, Bemidji, Brainerd, Fergus Falls and 10 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 218?
Area code 218 is in the Central time zone.
Is 218 a toll-free number?
No. 218 is a geographic area code in Minnesota. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 218 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 218 to exhaust in the third quarter of 2036. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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