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701 Area Code

Area code 701 serves Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, West Fargo and nearby communities in North Dakota. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateNorth Dakota
Time zonesCentral / Mountain
Local time now…
Prefixes in use743
Projected to run out2032
FargoBismarckGrand ForksMinotWest FargoWillistonDickinsonMandanJamestownWahpetonDevils LakeHoraceValley CityWatford CityFargoBismarckGrand ForksMinotWillistonDickinson
Cities and towns served by area code 701

Who issues 701 numbers

Mobile 24%VoIP and cable 12%Landline 64%

Share of the 743 prefixes (the three digits after 701) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon Wireless90
AT&T Mobility79
Lumen (Qwest)71
Midcontinent Communications48
Onvoy (Sinch)42
Srt Communications34
Polar Commun Mutual Aid Corp.27
North Dakota Telephone Co.27

Cities and towns in area code 701

CityPopulationOther area codes
Fargo136,275
Bismarck77,963
Grand Forks60,365
Minot47,308
West Fargo41,175
Williston29,522
Dickinson25,870
Mandan25,061
Jamestown15,688
Wahpeton8,141
Devils Lake7,333
Horace7,001
Valley City6,430
Watford City6,378

Got a call from 701?

A 701 number was originally issued in North Dakota, but that does not prove the caller is there. 12% of 701 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 743 prefixes in area code 701

Format: (701) 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 701

Where is area code 701?
Area code 701 is in North Dakota. It covers Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, West Fargo, Williston and 8 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 701?
Area code 701 spans two time zones: Central and Mountain. Check the caller's city before you call back.
Is 701 a toll-free number?
No. 701 is a geographic area code in North Dakota. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 701 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 701 to exhaust in the third quarter of 2032. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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