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Area code 306

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Area code 204

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Area code 218

218 is the North American telephone area code for the northern part of the state of Minnesota, making it the northernmost area code in the contiguous United States. It is one of Minnesota's original two codes, although it has been modified since inception...

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Area code 320

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Area code 605

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Area code 406

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Area code 701 is an area code used to address long distance calls to, and within, the state of North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

, which is part of the North American Numbering Plan

North American Numbering Plan

The North American Numbering Plan is an integrated telephone numbering plan administered by Neustar which encompasses 24 countries and territories, including the United States and its territories, Canada, Bermuda, and 16 nations of the Caribbean...

. It is one of the 86 original area codes created by AT&T

AT&T

AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...

 in 1947, and continues to be North Dakota's only area code.

701 is divided between the Bismarck

Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...

 LATA

Lata

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 and the Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...

-Brainerd (Minnesota)

Brainerd, Minnesota

Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,590 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County and one of the largest cities in Central Minnesota...

 LATA; it is one of only a few area codes in the North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

n system to be broken into two LATAs.

About 500 of the nearly 800 theoretically possible exchanges are in use; however the two-LATA structure of 701 eliminates many exchanges that are also used in northern Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

's area code 218

Area code 218

218 is the North American telephone area code for the northern part of the state of Minnesota, making it the northernmost area code in the contiguous United States. It is one of Minnesota's original two codes, although it has been modified since inception...

. As a result, discussions are underway for a potential split or overlay of 701 with a new area code.

Communities included

• Arnegard
  Arnegard, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 105 people, 44 households, and 23 families residing in the city. The population density was 415.5 people per square mile . There were 60 housing units at an average density of 237.4 per square mile...
  
  : 586
• Beach
  Beach, North Dakota
  As of the 2000 Census, there were 1,116 people, 470 households, and 292 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 570 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.66% White, 0.18% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and...
  
  : 481, 565, 829, 863, 872
• Beulah
  Beulah, North Dakota
  At the 2000 census, there were 3,152 people, 1,213 households, and 851 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,307.8 inhabitants per square mile . There were 1,475 housing units at an average density of 612.0 per square mile...
  
  : 870, 873
• Bismarck
  Bismarck, North Dakota
  Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
  
  -Mandan
  Mandan, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 16,718 people, 6,647 households, and 4,553 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,642.8 per square mile . There were 6,958 housing units at an average density of 683.7 per square mile...
  
  : 202, 204, 214, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 250, 255, 258, 319, 323, 328, 333, 355, 390, 391, 400, 425, 426, 445, 471, 516, 527, 530, 557, 635, 663, 667, 751, 934, 989
• Bottineau
  Bottineau, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 2,336 people, 979 households, and 550 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,230.0 people per square mile . There were 1,114 housing units at an average density of 1,063.4 per square mile...
  
  : 201, 228, 262, 389, 480, 871
• Bowman
  Bowman, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,600 people, 702 households, and 419 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,227.8 people per square mile . There were 799 housing units at an average density of 613.2 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.12% White, 0.12%...
  
  : 206, 440, 449, 523, 574
• Cando
  Cando, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,342 people, 595 households, and 345 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,178.3 people per square mile . There were 707 housing units at an average density of 1,147.6 per square mile...
  
  : 301, 968
• Carrington
  Carrington, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 2,268 people, 961 households, and 594 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,531.9 people per square mile . There were 1,057 housing units at an average density of 713.9 per square mile...
  
  : 307, 649, 650, 652, 653
• Casselton
  Casselton, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,855 people, 702 households, and 509 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,315.5 people per square mile . There were 738 housing units at an average density of 523.4 per square mile...
  
  : 347, 895
• Cavalier
  Cavalier, North Dakota
  Cavalier is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Pembina County. The population was 1,302 at the 2010 census. Cavalier was founded in 1877 and became the county seat in 1911....
  
  : 265, 521
• Cooperstown
  Cooperstown, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,053 people, 489 households, and 270 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,128.2 people per square mile . There were 563 housing units at an average density of 603.2 per square mile...
  
  : 309, 789, 797
• Devils Lake
  Devils Lake, North Dakota
  As of the 2000 Census, there were 7,222 people, 3,127 households, and 1,773 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 3,508 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.23% White, 0.22% African American, 7.84% Native American, 0.28%...
  
  : 230, 350, 351, 381, 662, 665
• Dickinson
  Dickinson, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 16,010 people, 6,517 households, and 4,020 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,690.7 inhabitants per square mile . There were 7,033 housing units at an average density of 742.7 per square mile...
  
  : 225, 227, 260, 263, 290, 300, 456, 483, 495, 590, 690, 831
• Ellendale
  Ellendale, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,559 people, 603 households, and 355 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,083.6 people per square mile . There were 750 housing units at an average density of 521.3 per square mile...
  
  : 344, 349, 357, 535
• Garrison
  Garrison, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2010, there were 1,453 people, 590 households, and 362 families residing in the city. The population density was 941.5 people per square mile . There were 655 housing units at an average density of 467.9 per square mile...
  
  : 337, 463, 661, 836
• Fargo
  Fargo, North Dakota
  Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
  
  : 200, 205, 212, 219, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 261, 271, 280, 281, 282, 296, 297, 298, 306, 318, 353, 356, 361, 364, 365, 367, 371, 388, 412, 429, 433, 451, 461, 476, 478, 491, 492, 499, 526, 532, 540, 541, 552, 581, 729, 730, 781, 793, 799, 866, 893, 997
• Grafton
  Grafton, North Dakota
  -Education:The city of Grafton is served by the Grafton Public Schools system. The system includes Century Elementary School , Central Middle School , and Grafton High School .-Library:...
  
  : 352, 360, 379
• Grand Forks
  Grand Forks, North Dakota
  Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 52,838, while that of the city and surrounding metropolitan area was 98,461...
  
  : 203, 213, 215, 314, 317, 330, 335, 354, 402, 610, 732, 738, 739, 740, 741, 746, 750, 757, 765, 772, 775, 777, 780, 787, 792, 864, 885
• Gwinner
  Gwinner, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 717 people, 298 households, and 202 families residing in the city. The population density was 560.2 people per square mile . There were 329 housing units at an average density of 257.0 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 98.33% White, 0.42%...
  
  : 678
• Hankinson
  Hankinson, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,058 people, 454 households, and 261 families residing in the city. The population density was 756.5 people per square mile . There were 524 housing units at an average density of 374.7 per square mile...
  
  : 242, 634
• Harvey
  Harvey, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,989 people, 926 households, and 529 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,031.8 people per square mile . There were 1,056 housing units at an average density of 547.8 per square mile...
  
  : 324, 341, 399
• Hazen
  Hazen, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 2,457 people, 937 households, and 684 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,981.6 inhabitants per square mile . There were 1,131 housing units at an average density of 912.2 per square mile...
  
  : 487, 494, 748, 880, 891
• Hettinger
  Hettinger, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,307 people, 584 households, and 345 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,556.6 people per square mile . There were 720 housing units at an average density of 857.5 per square mile...
  
  : 376, 567, 928
• Hillsboro
  Hillsboro, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2010, there were 1,603 people, 679 households, and 414 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,460.6 people per square mile . There were 727 housing units at an average density of 679.4 per square mile...
  
  : 289, 383, 430, 436, 457, 636, 887
• Jamestown
  Jamestown, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 15,527 people, 6,505 households, and 3,798 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,246.7 per square mile . There were 6,970 housing units at an average density of 559.6 per square mile...
  
  : 251, 252, 253, 269, 320, 368, 394, 419, 658, 659, 952
• Kenmare
  Kenmare, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,081 people, 468 households, and 278 families residing in the city. The population density was 872.8 people per square mile . There were 553 housing units at an average density of 446.5 per square mile...
  
  : 217, 385, 467, 756, 835, 848
• Langdon
  Langdon, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 2,101 people, 917 households, and 565 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,233.1 people per square mile . There were 1,178 housing units at an average density of 691.4 per square mile...
  
  : 256, 283, 305, 370, 382, 949
• Larimore
  Larimore, North Dakota
  -Today:Unlike many of small towns in North Dakota, Larimore has maintained a relatively stable population for the last forty years. Its close proximity to employment opportunities in Grand Forks and at the Grand Forks Air Force Base have led the town to become an attractive choice for commuters...
  
  : 343
• Linton
  Linton, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,321 people, 613 households, and 386 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,791.4 people per square mile . There were 701 housing units at an average density of 950.6 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.17% White, 0.23%...
  
  : 254, 321, 325, 329, 851
• Lisbon
  Lisbon, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 2,292 people, 948 households, and 571 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,019.7 people per square mile . There were 1,017 housing units at an average density of 452.4 per square mile...
  
  : 683
• Mayville
  Mayville, North Dakota
  Mayville is a city in Traill County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 1,858 at the 2010 census, which makes Mayville the largest community in Traill County. Mayville was founded in 1881....
  
  : 414, 786, 788, 791
• Minot
  Minot, North Dakota
  Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...
  
  : 240, 340, 420, 441, 578, 720, 721, 723, 727, 833, 837, 838, 839, 852, 857, 858
• New Rockford
  New Rockford, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,463 people, 651 households, and 378 families residing in the city. The population density was 970.7 people per square mile . There were 778 housing units at an average density of 516.2 per square mile...
  
  : 302, 947
• New Town
  New Town, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,367 people, 488 households, and 318 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,031.6 people per square mile . There were 512 housing units at an average density of 760.9 per square mile...
  
  : 421
• New Leipzig
  New Leipzig, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 274 people, 131 households, and 78 families residing in the city. The population density was 306.4 people per square mile . There were 164 housing units at an average density of 183.4 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.27% White and 0.73%...
  
  : 584
• Oakes
  Oakes, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,979 people, 828 households, and 495 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,203.0 people per square mile . There were 908 housing units at an average density of 552.0 per square mile...
  
  : 210, 710, 742, 783, 992
• Rolla
  Rolla, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,417 people, 599 households, and 357 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,141.2 people per square mile . There were 656 housing units at an average density of 528.3 per square mile...
  
  : 278, 477, 550, 681
• Rugby
  Rugby, North Dakota
  Rugby is a city in Pierce County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Pierce County. The population was 2,876 at the 2010 census. Rugby was founded in 1886.Rugby is often billed as being the geographic center of North America....
  
  : 208, 544, 771, 776, 855
• Stanley
  Stanley, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,279 people, 576 households, and 332 families residing in the city. The population density was 740.3 people per square mile . There were 664 housing units at an average density of 384.3 per square mile...
  
  : 621, 755
• Tioga
  Tioga, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,125 people, 490 households, and 311 families residing in the city. The population density was 856.1 people per square mile . There were 569 housing units at an average density of 433.0 per square mile...
  
  : 216, 641, 648, 664
• Valley City
  Valley City, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 6,826 people, 2,996 households, and 1,668 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,062.5 per square mile . There were 3,250 housing units at an average density of 982.0 per square mile...
  
  : 490, 840, 845, 890
• Velva
  Velva, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,049 people, 436 households, and 275 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,359.7 people per square mile . There were 483 housing units at an average density of 626.1 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.33% White, 0.10%...
  
  : 338
• Wahpeton
  Wahpeton, North Dakota
  The first European explorer in the area was Jonathan Carver in 1767. He explored and mapped the Northwest at the request of Major Robert Rogers, commander of Fort Michilimackinac, the British fort at Mackinaw City, Michigan, which protected the passage between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron...
  
  : 403, 545, 553, 591, 640, 642, 671, 672, 892, 899
• Washburn
  Washburn, North Dakota
  Washburn is a city in McLean County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of McLean County. The population was 1,246 at the 2010 census...
  
  : 315, 460, 462, 737, 861
• Watford City
  Watford City, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,435 people, 619 households, and 378 families residing in the city. The population density was 964.8 people per square mile . There were 790 housing units at an average density of 531.2 per square mile...
  
  : 444, 586, 675, 695, 744, 759, 828, 842, 844
• Williston
  Williston, North Dakota
  -Demographics:Preliminary data from a 2010 housing study indicates that population has grown by nearly 22 percent over the past decade; the actual increase might be much higher. Williston is in western North Dakota's booming oil patch, and adequate, affordable housing has become a concern. The...
  
  : 570, 571, 572, 577, 580, 651, 770, 774, 822, 826, 875
• Wishek
  Wishek, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,122 people, 466 households, and 290 families residing in the city. The population density was 772.1 people per square mile . There were 532 housing units at an average density of 366.1 per square mile...
  
  : 452, 731

External links

• Directory-assistance.net (701)
• Interactive map of area code 701