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title: "Area code 701: North Dakota, United States"
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summary: "Area code 701 serves North Dakota, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in North Dakota."
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# Area code 701: North Dakota, United States

Area code 701 serves North Dakota, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in North Dakota.

NANPA lists 743 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 701, held by 71 holders across 298 rate centers.
Verizon Wireless holds the most prefixes, 90 (12%). 51% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,935 complaints on file for 1,297 numbers in 701, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1947-01-01
- Time zone: CM
- Prefixes in use: 743
- Pooled prefixes: 381 (51%)
- Rate centers: 298
- Companies holding prefixes: 71
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-24 to 2026-07-08 (249 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 285

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FARGO | 84 | 11% |
| BISMARCK | 55 | 7% |
| GRANDFORKS | 31 | 4% |
| DICKINSON | 19 | 3% |
| MINOT | 19 | 3% |
| WILLISTON | 12 | 2% |
| JAMESTOWN | 11 | 1% |
| WAHPETON | 9 | 1% |
| 290 other rate centers | 503 | 68% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon Wireless | 90 | 12% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 79 | 11% |
| Qwest | 71 | 10% |
| Midcontinent Communications | 48 | 6% |
| Onvoy | 40 | 5% |
| SRT Communications | 34 | 5% |
| 65 other carriers | 381 | 51% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 701 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 701, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 605 (about 222 miles), 218 (about 235 miles), 320 (about 276 miles), 763 (about 323 miles) and 952 (about 345 miles).

## ZIP codes

285 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Fargo, ND (13 ZIP codes), Bismarck, ND (7 ZIP codes) and Grand Forks, ND (6 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

1,935 complaints for 1,297 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 87
- 2024: 54
- 2025: 86

## Questions

### Where is area code 701?

NANPA assigns area code 701 to North Dakota, United States.

### In which state does area code 701 sit?

North Dakota. 701 is one of 1 area code the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 701 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 701 are Fargo, ND, Bismarck, ND and Grand Forks, ND. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 701?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 701, Verizon Wireless holds the most prefixes, 90 prefixes or 12%.

### Which time zone does 701 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 701 as CM.

### What year did 701 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 701 has been in use since 1947.

### Does area code 701 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 701.

### Which area codes are nearest to 701?

The area codes closest to 701, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 605 (about 222 miles), 218 (about 235 miles), 320 (about 276 miles), 763 (about 323 miles) and 952 (about 345 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 701 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 743 prefixes in service in 701, spread over 298 rate centers and 71 holders.

### Are there complaints about 701 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,935 complaints for 1,297 numbers in 701. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).