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Area code Verified Nov 1, 2026 · Source: NANPA

Area code 218 – Minnesota

218 is one of the original area codes, in service across Minnesota since 1947. 708 of its 786 number blocks are allocated – about 90% full. Other CLEC / VoIP is the largest holder with 43.1% of blocks, ahead of Lumen / CenturyLink at 17.5%. Spam complaints are comparatively rare: 275 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, 315th of the 422 codes with five or more complaints. Numbers are spread across 238 rate centers, which is typical of a mostly rural code.

State
Minnesota
In service since
1947
Time zone
Central
Shares area with
No overlay

Who holds 218 number blocks

Share of the 708 assigned NXX blocks (90.1% of the 786 possible), across 81 carriers. This is share of number blocks, not of subscribers.

  • Other CLEC / VoIP35.6%
  • Lumen17.5%
  • Verizon12.1%
  • Onvoy8.6%
  • AT&T7.5%
  • Frontier6.5%
  • T-Mobile4.1%
  • Bandwidth2.4%
  • Consolidated1.7%
  • Charter1.1%
  • Allstream1%
  • Telnyx0.6%
  • Dish0.3%
  • 8x80.3%
  • Windstream0.1%
  • Vonage0.1%
  • Peerless0.1%
  • Comcast0.1%
  • Twilio0.1%

Spam complaints naming 218

FTC Do Not Call complaints where the caller ID was a 218 number, 28 Sep – 30 Oct 2026 (33 days). Caller IDs on spam calls are frequently spoofed, so these are complaints about the code, not calls proven to originate in it.

275 complaints in 33 days
#315 of 422 ranked codes

Rate centers in 218

NANPA allocates number blocks to rate centers and records their names abbreviated to ten characters, so these are NANPA's codes rather than place names – CHAMPAURBN is Champaign-Urbana, NWYRCYZN01 is a New York City zone. We show them unchanged instead of guessing at the full names. Showing the largest 5 of 238.

DULUTH79
BRAINERD28
BEMIDJI21
MOORHEAD21
VIRGINIA17

Timeline

  1. 1947 218 assigned in the original North American Numbering Plan.

More about 218

Separate pages for the questions that need their own answer: what time it is there, what the complaint data says, who holds the number blocks, and how the code compares with the one it shares its area with.

All prefixes Every one of the 708 assigned NXX blocks, with the holder of each Local time Zone, UTC offset, clock changes and a live clock Spam complaints How often the code appears in FTC complaints, and what to do Carriers Who holds the number blocks, and why that is not who serves them

Frequently asked about 218

What state is area code 218?

Minnesota.

Is a call from 218 a scam?

Not by itself. 218 drew 275 FTC complaints in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, 315th of 422 ranked codes – mid-pack or lower. Spam callers spoof caller IDs, so the only useful check is the full number.

Which carrier owns 218 numbers?

Other CLEC / VoIP holds the largest share of assigned number blocks at 43.1%. The rest is spread across 3 other carriers. This is share of number blocks, not of subscribers – people keep their numbers when they switch carriers.

Do I need to dial 10 digits in 218?

Yes – ten digits for local calls in 218, because it shares its area with another code.

Sources and verification

NANPA dialing note for this code: “10D”. Reviewed by the data desk. Spotted an error? Request a correction.