The "218" area code will be required when dialing local numbers in northern Minnesota beginning Oct. 24. Local calls dialed without the area code may not be completed once that change takes effect, ...

With "507" running out of numbers, a new area code is planned for southern Minnesota. But relax, denizens of the 507: You'll likely keep your code. The new number will be for new phone customers.

Starting Oct. 24, residents in the 218 area code in northern Minnesota will be required to dial 10 digits — the area code plus phone number — for all local calls. On and after this date, local calls ...

Residents of southern Minnesota will soon have a second area code option, in addition to the longstanding 507. With 507 numbers poised to run out in the next few years, the Minnesota Public Utilities ...

Q: The October 2021 North American Numbering Plan analysis stated that they expect Area Code 507 to run out of available phone numbers by Q2 of 2025. Do local leaders have any insight as to whether or ...