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Area Code for Minneapolis
Minneapolis area code is 612. The Twin Cities metro uses five codes: 612, 651, 763, 952, and 320. History, suburb map, scam alerts, and how to get a local number.
Minneapolis has one primary area code — 612 — and a metro ring of four more.
The Twin Cities metro spans codes 612 (Minneapolis), 651 (St. Paul), 763 (northwest suburbs), 952 (southwest suburbs), and 320 (St. Cloud and central Minnesota). Understanding which code maps to which neighborhood matters whether you’re decoding a callback number, choosing a local number for your business, or avoiding the scammers who spoof them.
What’s the area code for Minneapolis?
The main area code for Minneapolis is 612. It was one of the original codes assigned under the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) in 1947 and today covers the Minneapolis city limits plus immediately adjacent communities.
| Code | Established | Coverage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 612 | 1947 | Minneapolis, Richfield, St. Anthony, Fort Snelling | No overlay; 7-digit dialing still works |
| 651 | 1998 | St. Paul + east metro suburbs | Split from 612 along Mississippi River |
| 763 | 2000 | NW suburbs: Plymouth, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Park | Split from 612 |
| 952 | 2000 | SW suburbs: Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Burnsville | Split from 612; Mall of America is 952 |
| 320 | 1996 | Central MN: St. Cloud, Alexandria, Willmar, Buffalo | Split from 612; 32 counties |
All five codes share the same time zone: Central Time (CT), UTC−6 in winter and UTC−5 in summer.
One notable fact: 612 is among the very few urban area codes in the US that still has no overlay. NANPA projects the code will not exhaust until at least 2039, meaning seven-digit local dialing still works within Minneapolis.
Twin Cities area codes by region
612 — Minneapolis proper
Area code 612 covers Minneapolis within its city limits, plus Richfield, St. Anthony village, and Fort Snelling.
Key Minneapolis 612 landmarks and institutions include:
- Downtown Minneapolis — Nicollet Mall, Target Field, Target Center
- University of Minnesota Twin Cities — partial 612 coverage
- Uptown and South Minneapolis — Lakes area, Lyn-Lake corridor
- Northeast Minneapolis — arts district, Nordeast neighborhoods
- North Minneapolis — Jordan, Hawthorne, Near North neighborhoods
Area code 612 carries genuine local identity. Unlike most major US cities, Minneapolis has never needed an overlay — there are still enough 612 numbers to last through the late 2030s. That scarcity makes a 612 number a credible local signal.
651 — St. Paul and the east metro
Area code 651 was carved from 612 in 1998, with the Mississippi River serving as the rough boundary.
651 covers St. Paul and east-metro communities including:
- St. Paul — the state capital, home to Ecolab HQ, 3M HQ (Maplewood), Land O’Lakes HQ (Arden Hills)
- Woodbury, Maplewood, White Bear Lake — eastern suburban ring
- Stillwater — historic river city on the Wisconsin border
- Arden Hills, Roseville, Little Canada — northern St. Paul suburbs
3M, Ecolab, Land O’Lakes, CHS, and Solventum all have headquarters addresses in the 651 area.
952 — Southwest suburbs
Area code 952 covers the southwest metro suburban ring — the most corporate-dense quadrant of the Twin Cities.
952 cities include Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Burnsville, Minnetonka, Chaska, Apple Valley, Shakopee, and Prior Lake.
The Mall of America in Bloomington is a 952 address — not 612. UnitedHealth Group, the largest company by revenue in Minnesota and #3 on the 2025 Fortune 500, is headquartered in Minnetonka (952). C.H. Robinson Worldwide and Cargill (private, Eden Prairie) also hold 952 addresses.
763 — Northwest suburbs
Area code 763 covers the northwest arc of the Twin Cities metro, including Plymouth, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids, Blaine, Fridley, and Champlin.
General Mills is headquartered in Golden Valley (763). The code covers a fast-growing residential and light-industrial ring that expanded rapidly after the year 2000 suburban build-out.
320 — St. Cloud and central Minnesota
Area code 320 was split from 612 in 1996 and covers central Minnesota — 32 counties and roughly 1.25 million residents.
Major 320 cities include St. Cloud, Willmar, Alexandria, Little Falls, Hutchinson, and Sauk Centre. St. Cloud (pop. ~70,000) is the largest city in the 320 service area and the main regional hub between Minneapolis and the Dakotas.
History of Minneapolis area codes
Minneapolis’s area code history is a compressed map of American telephony — one original code, repeatedly split as the metro exploded.
1947 — 612 is born. AT&T’s engineers assigned area code 612 to the southeastern third of Minnesota. Area code 218 formed an inverted-U shape covering the rest of the state. A single code covered Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding region with capacity to spare.
1954 — 507 splits off southern Minnesota. Minnesota was reorganized into three numbering plan areas. The 612 code expanded to cover more of central Minnesota, while 507 took the southern tier.
1996 — 320 splits off central Minnesota. The explosion of pagers and early mobile phones drained 612’s number supply faster than any planner anticipated. Area code 320 was assigned to central and western Minnesota. But 320 itself exhausted within about a year, foreshadowing further splits.
1998 — 651 splits off St. Paul. A split along the Mississippi River created area code 651 for St. Paul and the eastern suburbs. Minneapolis kept 612. This was the first time the Twin Cities had distinct area codes — a cultural shift for a metro that had shared 612 for half a century.
2000 — 763 and 952 complete the split. A three-way division reduced 612 to Minneapolis proper. The northwest suburbs became 763; the southwest suburbs became 952. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) approved both splits to handle the subscriber growth driven by mobile phones and DSL lines.
2024 — 924 overlays 507. Southern Minnesota’s 507 code received overlay 924, the most recent change to Minnesota’s numbering map. The Twin Cities codes (612, 651, 763, 952) remain stable.
Sources: NANPA, FCC, Minnesota PUC split orders.
612 as Twin Cities identity
Area code 612 carries the weight of Minneapolis’s full cultural and economic identity.
The Minneapolis music scene — shaped by Prince, Atmosphere, Lizzo, and First Avenue — radiates outward from 612 zip codes. Prince’s Paisley Park studio sits in Chanhassen (952), but the movement was born in 612’s Uptown and North Side venues.
The major pro sports franchises anchor the 612 footprint. The Vikings (NFL) play at U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis, 612). The Timberwolves (NBA) and Lynx (WNBA) play at Target Center (612). The Twins (MLB) play at Target Field (612).
Minneapolis’s corporate geography is one of the densest in the country. With 17 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state — more per capita than New York City — the Twin Cities ranks among the top metro areas in the US for large-company density.
Target (#41 Fortune 500), U.S. Bancorp (#105), Ameriprise Financial (#230), Xcel Energy (#319), and Thrivent Financial (#388) all carry Minneapolis 612 addresses. The Mississippi riverfront, warehouse district, and Nicollet Mall corridor anchor billions of dollars in corporate real estate.
Minneapolis area code spam and scams
Minneapolis-area codes are actively spoofed. Scammers use local 612 and 651 numbers because residents are more likely to answer a familiar area code.
Documented MN-specific patterns:
- SSA impersonation (612 spoof) — callers claim your Social Security number has been suspended and threaten arrest. Follow-up calls spoof the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office. The SSA never initiates contact by phone.
- UnitedHealth / Medicare impersonation — callers pose as UnitedHealth or Medicare representatives requesting date of birth and plan details. Particularly credible in the Twin Cities because UnitedHealth Group is a local employer.
- Fake Best Buy order verification — scammers contact victims shortly after real Best Buy purchases (Best Buy is HQ’d in Richfield), requesting card details “already on file.”
- Utility shutoff (Xcel Energy spoof) — callers impersonate Xcel Energy threatening immediate power shutoff unless payment is made by phone. Xcel is HQ’d in Minneapolis (612).
- Winter storm / property damage fraud — after severe weather events, scammers pose as roofing or restoration contractors with local 612/763 numbers.
STIR/SHAKEN (Secure Telephone Identity Revisited / Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs) is the FCC-mandated framework that combats caller ID spoofing. Carriers assign attestation levels: A (fully verified), B (partial), C (gateway/unverified). Spoofed calls get C-attestation or none, triggering “Spam Likely” labels.
When you get a Minneapolis number through DialPhone, outbound calls carry A-attestation — the highest level — so your calls reach customers as verified. See our STIR/SHAKEN glossary entry for a full explainer.
How to get a Minneapolis business phone number
Getting a Minneapolis 612, 651, 763, or 952 number takes under 10 minutes through a cloud VoIP provider. No local office required.
Step 1: Choose your area code. Match your code to your market. 612 signals Minneapolis proper; 952 fits the southwest suburban corridor; 763 fits the northwest suburban market; 651 is right for St. Paul-focused businesses.
Step 2: Sign up with DialPhone. Search available Minneapolis-area numbers by code during signup at DialPhone pricing.
Step 3: Assign the number to your team. Route calls to mobile, desktop app, or a shared team queue. Add an AI receptionist or voicemail greeting.
Step 4: Set outbound caller ID. Configure your Minneapolis number as the outbound caller ID so every call you make displays the local number — not an 800 number or personal cell.
Step 5: Port existing numbers if needed. If you already hold a 612 or other MN number with another carrier, porting to DialPhone takes 2–5 business days for US local numbers. See our number porting guide.
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Famous companies in Twin Cities area codes
Minnesota’s 17 Fortune 500 headquarters are distributed across the five Twin Cities-adjacent area codes:
612 — Minneapolis:
- Target Corporation — 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis; #41 Fortune 500 (2025)
- U.S. Bancorp (US Bank) — 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis; #105 Fortune 500
- Ameriprise Financial — Minneapolis; #230 Fortune 500
- Xcel Energy — Minneapolis; #319 Fortune 500
- Medtronic — (Minneapolis-registered legacy 612 presence; operational HQ Dublin)
- Best Buy Co., Inc. — 7601 Penn Ave S, Richfield; #108 Fortune 500 (Richfield is 612)
651 — St. Paul and east metro:
- 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing) — Two 3M Center, Maplewood; #174 Fortune 500
- Ecolab — 1 Ecolab Place, St. Paul; #274 Fortune 500
- Land O’Lakes — Arden Hills; #262 Fortune 500
- CHS Inc. — Inver Grove Heights; #115 Fortune 500
- Solventum — Maplewood (spun off from 3M in 2024); #462 Fortune 500
952 — Southwest suburbs:
- UnitedHealth Group — 9900 Bren Rd E, Minnetonka; #3 Fortune 500 (2025)
- C.H. Robinson Worldwide — Eden Prairie; #233 Fortune 500
- Cargill — Wayzata; private, largest US private company by revenue
763 — Northwest suburbs:
- General Mills — Number One General Mills Blvd, Golden Valley; #216 Fortune 500
- Polaris Inc. — Medina; powersports manufacturer
Minnesota has more Fortune 500 headquarters per capita than any state except Connecticut and New York — a business credibility signal that makes Twin Cities area codes among the most commercially recognized in the Midwest.
Minneapolis area code FAQ
Minneapolis area code FAQ
What is the area code for Minneapolis?
The area code for Minneapolis proper is 612. It was one of the original area codes established under the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) in 1947 and today covers the Minneapolis city limits, Richfield, St. Anthony, and Fort Snelling.
The wider Twin Cities metro uses four additional codes: 651 (St. Paul and east suburbs), 763 (northwest suburbs), 952 (southwest suburbs), and 320 (St. Cloud and central Minnesota). If someone gives you a 612 number, they are almost certainly in Minneapolis itself.
What area codes are in the Twin Cities metro?
The Twin Cities metro is served by four area codes: 612 (Minneapolis), 651 (St. Paul and east metro), 763 (northwest suburbs including Plymouth, Maple Grove, and Brooklyn Park), and 952 (southwest suburbs including Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, and Burnsville).
Area code 320 covers St. Cloud and the central Minnesota region just west of the metro. It is sometimes grouped with Twin Cities discussions because its eastern edge borders the suburban ring.
Is 651 a Minneapolis area code?
No. Area code 651 is the St. Paul area code, not Minneapolis. It was created in 1998 when 612 was split along the Mississippi River boundary. The split placed St. Paul and the eastern metro suburbs — including Woodbury, Maplewood, White Bear Lake, and Stillwater — under 651.
Minneapolis kept 612. Though the two cities are adjacent and often grouped as the Twin Cities, their core area codes are distinct. A 651 number signals St. Paul or the east metro; a 612 number signals Minneapolis.
Does Minneapolis have an area code overlay?
No. Area code 612 is one of the few urban area codes in the United States that still does not have an overlay. The current number supply in the 612 NPA is not projected to exhaust until at least 2039, according to NANPA.
This means seven-digit local dialing still works within the 612 service area — unlike most US cities where 10-digit dialing became mandatory after an overlay was added. The absence of an overlay keeps 612 numbers genuinely scarce and locally meaningful.
What cities are in the 952 area code?
Area code 952 covers the southwest suburbs of Minneapolis, including Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Burnsville, Minnetonka, Chaska, Prior Lake, Shakopee, Richfield (partial), and Apple Valley.
Bloomington — home to the Mall of America — is in the 952 area code, not 612. Minnetonka, headquarters of UnitedHealth Group, is also 952. The code covers the affluent southwestern suburban ring where several Fortune 500 companies are headquartered.
What area code is 763?
Area code 763 covers the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, including Plymouth, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids, Blaine, Fridley, and Champlin. It also covers General Mills headquarters in Golden Valley.
Area code 763 was created in 2000 as part of the same three-way split that created 952, with both codes carved from the original 612 NPA to accommodate suburban growth and the explosion of mobile and pager lines in the late 1990s.
Are 612 calls spam?
Not inherently. A 612 call from a real Minneapolis business is legitimate. The problem is spoofing — scammers forge a local 612 caller ID to boost answer rates. Common spoofed 612 scams include SSA impersonation (threats to suspend your Social Security number), fake Hennepin County Sheriff notices, and fake UnitedHealth or Medicare calls.
When you get a Minneapolis number through DialPhone, outbound calls carry STIR/SHAKEN A-attestation — the highest trust level — so recipients see a verified caller ID rather than 'Spam Likely.' The IRS and SSA never initiate contact by phone.
Can I get a Minneapolis 612 number without a Minneapolis office?
Yes. Virtual (VoIP) phone numbers are not tied to a physical location. Any business can get a Minneapolis 612, 651, 763, or 952 number through a cloud phone provider and route calls to any mobile device, desktop app, or team queue.
DialPhone assigns available Minneapolis-area numbers in minutes — no local office, no hardware, no long-term contract required. Outbound calls display the Minneapolis number as caller ID. Number porting takes 2–5 business days if you are moving an existing MN number from another carrier.
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