Area code 218: where it is and who calls from it
Area code 218 is in Minnesota.
Northern Minnesota (Duluth, Moorhead, Thief River Falls, Bemidji, Brainerd, International Falls)
| Where | Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Central Time ยท local time |
| In service since | 1947 |
| Overlay | No |
| Prefixes assigned | 708 of 792 possible (89%) |
Where 218 numbers started
Every prefix is assigned to a rate center, the local calling area it was set up in. These are the biggest in 218, with how many prefixes each has.
Plus 177 smaller rate centers.
Who holds 218 numbers
- Mobile carrier 23%
- Local phone company 28%
- Internet / business phone carrier 26%
- Phone company 23%
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink / Lumen | Local phone company | 101 | 14% |
| Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 84 | 12% |
| Onvoy | Internet / business phone carrier | 62 | 9% |
| AT&T Mobility | Mobile carrier | 49 | 7% |
| Frontier | Local phone company | 46 | 6% |
| T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 29 | 4% |
| Garden Valley Tel | Phone company | 24 | 3% |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Internet / business phone carrier | 23 | 3% |
| TON80 Communications | Internet / business phone carrier | 19 | 3% |
| Wikstrom Tel | Phone company | 18 | 3% |
Most prefixes are pooled: the 10,000 numbers in each are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to different carriers, and people can also take their numbers to another carrier. So the carrier shown is where the prefix started, not a guarantee about any one number.
States served: Minnesota.
Other area codes in Minnesota
Got a call from 218?
An area code tells you where a number was first assigned, not where the caller is. People keep their numbers when they move, and scammers can fake any number. If you weren't expecting the call, let it go to voicemail.
If the call shows a 218 number that matches the first six digits of your own, that's often neighbor spoofing. Use the box above to check the full number.
Area code facts from the NANPA area code database (updated 10/06/2026); prefixes and carriers from NANPA's central office code records (updated 2026-10-10). Place description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.