One out of five calls from the public for help with Minnesota’s new online health insurance marketplace is coming from the 218 area code, the program’s director announced Wednesday. The sprawling but ...

Residents in the 218 area code in northern Minnesota will be required to dial 10 digits (area code + phone number) for all local calls starting Oct. 24. On and after this date, local calls dialed with ...

If you live in the northern half of Minnesota, including Detroit Lakes, Perham, Wadena, Moorhead and Park Rapids, get ready to start dialing 218 in front of every local call. The 218 area code is ...

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, ...

BEMIDJI -- To improve access to crisis hotlines, the Federal Communications Commission is making 10-digit dialing mandatory for 82 area codes, including 218 in Minnesota. In July 2020, the FCC adopted ...

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 ...

Area code 218 is one of 82 area codes across 36 states transitioning from seven-digit to a 10-digit dialing requirement by Oct. 24.

People with a (952) or (218) area code must now dial all ten digits. Currently, people can place a call to a number in the same area code without the area code. But the FCC is changing the suicide ...