Area code 952: where it is and who calls from it
Area code 952 is in Minnesota.
Minnesota (Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, Chaska, and the southwest suburban Minneapolis area)
| Where | Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Central Time ยท local time |
| In service since | 2000 |
| Overlay | No |
| Prefixes assigned | 340 of 792 possible (43%) |
Where 952 numbers started
Every prefix is assigned to a rate center, the local calling area it was set up in. These are the biggest in 952, with how many prefixes each has.
Who holds 952 numbers
- Mobile carrier 11%
- Local phone company 56%
- Internet / business phone carrier 27%
- Paging service 2%
- Phone company 3%
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink / Lumen | Local phone company | 164 | 48% |
| Onvoy | Internet / business phone carrier | 25 | 7% |
| Frontier | Local phone company | 25 | 7% |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Internet / business phone carrier | 19 | 6% |
| T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 18 | 5% |
| MCImetro (Verizon Business) | Internet / business phone carrier | 17 | 5% |
| Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 10 | 3% |
| AT&T Mobility | Mobile carrier | 9 | 3% |
| Spok | Paging service | 6 | 2% |
| Integra Telecom | Phone company | 6 | 2% |
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 952?
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 952 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.