Phone numbers in Staples, Minnesota
Staples has 7 phone prefixes in area code 218.
Biggest holders: Verizon Wireless, CenturyLink / Lumen, Tekstar Communications. This is the local calling area (rate center) where those prefixes were first assigned.
- Mobile carrier 29%
- Local phone company 29%
- Internet / business phone carrier 14%
- Phone company 29%
Every prefix in Staples
Search the first six digits of a number in this list. If it's here, the number started in Staples with the carrier shown. If it isn't, check the Minnesota page or look the number up.
| Prefix | Carrier | Type | Assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 218-296 | Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 2002 |
| 218-414 | Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 2008 |
| 218-541 | CenturyLink / Lumen | Local phone company | – |
| 218-884 | TON80 Communications | Internet / business phone carrier | 2022 |
| 218-894 | CenturyLink / Lumen | Local phone company | – |
| 218-895 | Tekstar Communications | Phone company | – |
| 218-898 | Tekstar Communications | Phone company | 2006 |
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.