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, ...

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 ...

The second annual 218 Days is a community celebration of what makes the 218 area code a unique place to live, work, and visit. It runs Friday to Saturday, February 16 – 18 across Northern Minnesota.