Phone numbers in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Detroit Lakes has 13 phone prefixes in area code 218.
Biggest holders: Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile (including Sprint), CenturyLink / Lumen. This is the local calling area (rate center) where those prefixes were first assigned.
- Mobile carrier 54%
- Local phone company 15%
- Internet / business phone carrier 23%
- Phone company 8%
Every prefix in Detroit Lakes
Search the first six digits of a number in this list. If it's here, the number started in Detroit Lakes with the carrier shown. If it isn't, check the Minnesota page or look the number up.
| Prefix | Carrier | Type | Assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 218-234 | T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 2001 |
| 218-314 | Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 2003 |
| 218-325 | Level 3 (Lumen) | Internet / business phone carrier | 2002 |
| 218-396 | Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 2008 |
| 218-530 | T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 2001 |
| 218-570 | Nuso | Internet / business phone carrier | 2022 |
| 218-841 | AT&T Mobility | Mobile carrier | – |
| 218-844 | Tekstar Communications | Phone company | – |
| 218-846 | CenturyLink / Lumen | Local phone company | – |
| 218-847 | CenturyLink / Lumen | Local phone company | – |
| 218-849 | Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | – |
| 218-850 | Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | – |
| 218-997 | TON80 Communications | Internet / business phone carrier | 2022 |
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. Source: NANPA central office code records, 2026-10-10.