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Area code 701

Area code 701 serves North Dakota, including Fargo, Bismarck and Grand Forks (Central and Mountain time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

Numbers starting with 701 drew 831 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 340 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 701 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
North Dakota
Time zone
Central and Mountain
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 7 digits
Exchanges in use
743 of 792held by 71 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2031NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 701 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 701. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

831

FCC complaints since November 2023

340

Different 701 numbers reported

1,116

FCC complaints naming a 701 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 20237
December 20237
January 20244
February 20247
March 20245
April 20247
May 202413
June 202418
July 20247
August 20247
September 20245
October 20248
November 20245
December 202410
January 202516
February 202510
March 202511
April 202514
May 202512
June 202512
July 202512
August 202519
September 202513
October 20251
November 20253
December 20253
January 202613
February 20264
March 20266
April 20265
May 20266
June 202613
July 202613
August 20269
September 20267
October 202617

What people said 701 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 562 of 831 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other304
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)251
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends87
Dropped call or no message69
Medical and prescriptions21
Vacation and timeshares17

Most reported 701 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 701

NANPA lists 298 rate centers for 701. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Fargo84
  • Bismarck55
  • Grand Forks31
  • Dickinson19
  • Minot19
  • Williston12
  • Jamestown11
  • Wahpeton9
  • Devils Lake8
  • Carrington6
  • Casselton6
  • Valley City6
  • Belfield5
  • Bottineau5
  • Bowbells5
  • Bowman5
  • Emerado5
  • Grafton5
  • Harvey5
  • Hillsboro5
  • Langdon5
  • Linton5
  • Rugby5
  • Washburn5
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Center, East Fairview, Fort Yates, Gardner, Hatton, Hazen, Hickson, Kindred, Leonard, Mayville, New Rockford, Northwood, Parshall, Rolla, Stanley, Tioga, Beach, Beulah, Cando, Cooperstown, Drake, Dunseith, East Sidney, Edgeley, Ellendale, Enderlin, Gwinner, Hettinger, Larimore, Manvel, Metigoshe, Minto, New Town, North Mcintosh, Oakes, Regent, Reynolds, Rolette, Spencer, Steele, Thompson, Underwood, Watford City, Bisbee, Cavalier, Dodge, Drayton, Emmet, Fairmount, Fessenden, Fortuna, Garrison, Glen Ullin, Guelph, Halliday, Hankinson, Kenmare, Killdeer, Lakota, Leeds, Lidgerwood, Lisbon, Martin, Max, Mckenzie, Michigan, Minnewaukan, Minot Air Force Base, Mohall, North Morristown, Park River, Reeder, Rhame, Richardton, Round Prairie, Saint Thomas, Scranton, South Heart, Starkweather, Towner, Turtle Lake, Walhalla, Willow City, Wishek, Abercrombie, Absaraka, Adams, Alamo, Alexander, Alice, Ambrose, Amidon, Aneta, Antler, Arnegard, Arthur, Ashley, Balta, Berthold, Binford, Bowdon, Brocket, Buffalo, Butte, Carpio, Carson, Christine, Colfax, Columbus, Courtenay, Crary, Crete, Crosby, Crystal, Dahlen, Dazey, Deering, Des Lacs, Dickey, Donnybrook, Douglas, Dunn Center, East Carlyle, East Westby, Edinburg, Edmore, Edmunds, Elgin, Epping, Esmond, Fairdale, Finley, Flasher, Flaxton, Forbes, Fordville, Forman, Fort Ransom, Fort Totten, Fredonia, Fullerton, Gackle, Galesburg, Gilby, Glenburn, Golden Valley, Goodrich, Grace City, Grassy Butte, Great Bend, Grenora, Hampden, Hannaford, Hazelton, Hebron, Hoople, Hope, Hunter, Inkster, Jud, Karlsruhe, Kathryn, Keene, Kintyre, Knox, Kramer, Kulm, Ladd, Lamoure, Landa, Lankin, Lansford, Lehr, Lignite, Litchville, Maddock, Makoti, Mandaree, Manning, Marion, Marmon, Maxbass, Mcclusky, Mcgregor, Mchenry, Mcville, Medina, Medora, Mercer, Merricourt, Milnor, Milton, Mooreton, Mott, Munich, Napoleon, Neche, Nekoma, Nelvik, New England, New Salem, Newburg, Niagara, Nome, Noonan, Norma, North Britton, North Hecla, North Lemmon, North New Effington, North Veblen, Oberon, Page, Pekin, Pembina, Penn, Petersburg, Pettibone, Pick City, Plaza, Portal, Powers Lake, Ray, Regan, Robinson, Rock Lake, Roseglen, Ross, Ryder, Saint Anthony, Sanborn, Sarles, Sawyer, Selfridge, Sheldon, Sherwood, Sheyenne, Souris, South Prairie, Squaw Gap, Stanton, Sterling, Strasburg, Streeter, Sykeston, Tappen, Tolley, Tolna, Tower City, Tuttle, Upham, Velva, Venturia, Verona, Walcott, Wales, Warwick, Webster, West Climax, West Halstad, West Nielsville, West Oslo, West Perley, West Shelly, Westhope, Wildrose, Wilton, Windsor, Wing, Woodworth, Wyndmere, Ypsilanti, Zap, Zeeland.

Phone companies holding 701 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 51% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 71 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - ND90
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL79
Qwest Corporation71
Midcontinent Communications - ND48
Onvoy, LLC - ND40
Srt Communications, Inc.34
North Dakota Telephone CO.27
Polar Commun Mutual Aid Corp.27

When today's 701 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200113
200228
20035
200410
20055
200610
200722
200819
20098
201020
20118
20127
20135
20145
20156
20164
20179
20184
201913
202011
20219
20222
20235
20248
20256
20267

Check a 701 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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