Cities in area code 218
These are the cities and communities covered by 218 in Minnesota. "Covered" means the locality is a rate center holding 218 prefixes; the largest are Duluth, Brainerd, Bemidji.
Duluth, Brainerd, Bemidji, Moorhead, Virginia, Fergus Falls, Hibbing and Grand Rapids hold the largest prefix inventories; and 229 smaller communities down to single-prefix localities. Each locality below links to its rate-center page with the full prefix list.
All of the code's territory keeps Central time.
Remember that people keep numbers when they relocate, so a 218 number is a where-it-was-issued fact, not a where-they-are fact.
| Locality (rate center) | Active prefixes | Metro area | All codes serving it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth | 78 | — | 218 |
| Brainerd | 27 | — | 218 |
| Bemidji | 21 | — | 218 |
| Moorhead | 21 | — | 218 |
| Virginia | 17 | — | 218 |
| Fergus Falls | 14 | — | 218 |
| Hibbing | 14 | — | 218 |
| Grand Rapids | 13 | — | 218 |
| Detroit Lakes | 13 | — | 218 |
| Wadena | 13 | — | 218 |
| Park Rapids | 10 | — | 218 |
| Thief River Falls | 10 | — | 218 |
| East Grand Forks | 9 | — | 218 |
| Coleraine | 9 | — | 218 |
| Crookston | 9 | — | 218 |
| International Falls | 7 | — | 218 |
| Staples | 7 | — | 218 |
| Cloquet | 7 | — | 218 |
| Roseau | 6 | — | 218 |
| Mahnomen | 6 | — | 218 |
| Grand Marais | 6 | — | 218 |
| Moose Lake | 6 | — | 218 |
| Breckenridge | 6 | — | 218 |
| Baudette | 5 | — | 218 |
| Carlton | 5 | — | 218 |
| Silver Bay | 5 | — | 218 |
| Ely | 5 | — | 218 |
| Chisholm | 5 | — | 218 |
| Bennettville | 5 | — | 218 |
| Battle Lake | 5 | — | 218 |
| Cass Lake | 5 | — | 218 |
| Barnum | 5 | — | 218 |
| Aitkin | 5 | — | 218 |
| Warren | 4 | — | 218 |
| Waubun | 4 | — | 218 |
| Sabin | 4 | — | 218 |
| Buhl | 4 | — | 218 |
| Ranier | 4 | — | 218 |
| Perham | 4 | — | 218 |
| Cook | 4 | — | 218 |
| Hawley | 4 | — | 218 |
| Two Harbors | 4 | — | 218 |
| Hallock | 4 | — | 218 |
| Crosby | 4 | — | 218 |
| Henning | 4 | — | 218 |
| Nisswa | 4 | — | 218 |
| Nashwauk | 3 | — | 218 |
| Brimson | 3 | — | 218 |
| Hoyt Lakes | 3 | — | 218 |
| Aurora | 3 | — | 218 |
| Blackduck | 3 | — | 218 |
| Little Fork | 3 | — | 218 |
| Kettle River | 3 | — | 218 |
| Bear River | 3 | — | 218 |
| Tower | 3 | — | 218 |
| Embarrass | 3 | — | 218 |
| Palo | 3 | — | 218 |
| Alborn | 3 | — | 218 |
| Barnesville | 3 | — | 218 |
| Lengby | 3 | — | 218 |
| Sturgeon Lake | 3 | — | 218 |
| Deerwood | 3 | — | 218 |
| Hill City | 3 | — | 218 |
| Tofte | 3 | — | 218 |
| Babbitt | 3 | — | 218 |
| Ada | 3 | — | 218 |
| McGregor | 3 | — | 218 |
| Fosston | 3 | — | 218 |
| Stephen | 3 | — | 218 |
| Walker | 3 | — | 218 |
| Biwabik | 3 | — | 218 |
| Sebeka | 3 | — | 218 |
| Mentor | 2 | — | 218 |
| Marble | 2 | — | 218 |
| Kimberly | 2 | — | 218 |
| Big Falls | 2 | — | 218 |
| Isabella | 2 | — | 218 |
| Twin Valley | 2 | — | 218 |
| Wright | 2 | — | 218 |
| Ericsburg | 2 | — | 218 |
| Humboldt | 2 | — | 218 |
| Warroad | 2 | — | 218 |
| Gateway | 2 | — | 218 |
| Meadowlands | 2 | — | 218 |
| Karlstad | 2 | — | 218 |
| Argyle | 2 | — | 218 |
| Floodwood | 2 | — | 218 |
| Warba | 2 | — | 218 |
| Comstock | 2 | — | 218 |
| Pequot Lakes | 2 | — | 218 |
| Pine River | 2 | — | 218 |
| Breezy Point | 2 | — | 218 |
| White Earth | 2 | — | 218 |
| Osage | 2 | — | 218 |
| Pelican Rapids | 2 | — | 218 |
| Kabetogama | 2 | — | 218 |
| Palisade | 2 | — | 218 |
| Orr | 2 | — | 218 |
| Nevis | 2 | — | 218 |
| Kennedy | 2 | — | 218 |
| Oslo | 2 | — | 218 |
| Keewatin | 2 | — | 218 |
| Alvarado | 2 | — | 218 |
| Middle River | 1 | — | 218 |
| Angle Inlet | 1 | — | 218 |
| Laporte | 1 | — | 218 |
| Lake Park | 1 | — | 218 |
| Puposky | 1 | — | 218 |
| Deer River | 1 | — | 218 |
| Red Lake Falls | 1 | — | 218 |
| Halma | 1 | — | 218 |
| Urbank | 1 | — | 218 |
| Gully | 1 | — | 218 |
| Grygla | 1 | — | 218 |
| Frazee | 1 | — | 218 |
| Parkers Prairie | 1 | — | 218 |
| Vergas | 1 | — | 218 |
| Motley | 1 | — | 218 |
| Gary | 1 | — | 218 |
| Longville | 1 | — | 218 |
| Ottertail | 1 | — | 218 |
| Tintah | 1 | — | 218 |
| Ash River | 1 | — | 218 |
| Callaway | 1 | — | 218 |
| Goodridge | 1 | — | 218 |
| New York Mills | 1 | — | 218 |
| Leader | 1 | — | 218 |
| Malung | 1 | — | 218 |
| Wannaska | 1 | — | 218 |
| Audubon | 1 | — | 218 |
| Roosevelt | 1 | — | 218 |
| Verndale | 1 | — | 218 |
| Holt | 1 | — | 218 |
| Brookston | 1 | — | 218 |
| East Drayton | 1 | — | 218 |
| Halstad | 1 | — | 218 |
| Wendell | 1 | — | 218 |
| Gatzke | 1 | — | 218 |
| Deer Creek | 1 | — | 218 |
| Plummer | 1 | — | 218 |
| Donaldson | 1 | — | 218 |
| Solway | 1 | — | 218 |
| Nimrod | 1 | — | 218 |
| Hovland | 1 | — | 218 |
| East Fairmount | 1 | — | 218 |
| Cotton | 1 | — | 218 |
| Gonvick | 1 | — | 218 |
| Wawina | 1 | — | 218 |
| Felton | 1 | — | 218 |
| Maine | 1 | — | 218 |
| Nickerson | 1 | — | 218 |
| Glyndon | 1 | — | 218 |
| Viking | 1 | — | 218 |
| Badger | 1 | — | 218 |
| Cormorant | 1 | — | 218 |
| Wolf Lake | 1 | — | 218 |
| Ideal Corners | 1 | — | 218 |
| Ponemah | 1 | — | 218 |
| East Abercrombie | 1 | — | 218 |
| McIntosh | 1 | — | 218 |
| Menahga | 1 | — | 218 |
| Remer | 1 | — | 218 |
| Flom | 1 | — | 218 |
| Maple Bay | 1 | — | 218 |
| Lincoln | 1 | — | 218 |
| Borup | 1 | — | 218 |
| Turtle River | 1 | — | 218 |
| Dalton | 1 | — | 218 |
| Ulen | 1 | — | 218 |
| Strandquist | 1 | — | 218 |
| Campbell | 1 | — | 218 |
| Cromwell | 1 | — | 218 |
| Kelliher | 1 | — | 218 |
| Federal Dam | 1 | — | 218 |
| Minerva | 1 | — | 218 |
| Denham | 1 | — | 218 |
| Squaw Lake | 1 | — | 218 |
| Bena | 1 | — | 218 |
| Hackensack | 1 | — | 218 |
| Red Lake | 1 | — | 218 |
| Woman Lake | 1 | — | 218 |
| Elbow Lake | 1 | — | 218 |
| Erskine | 1 | — | 218 |
| Crosslake | 1 | — | 218 |
| Bagley | 1 | — | 218 |
| Brooks | 1 | — | 218 |
| Eagle Bend | 1 | — | 218 |
| Bigfork | 1 | — | 218 |
| Pillager | 1 | — | 218 |
| Ashby | 1 | — | 218 |
| Jacobson | 1 | — | 218 |
| Lake Bronson | 1 | — | 218 |
| Clarissa | 1 | — | 218 |
| Dent | 1 | — | 218 |
| Lancaster | 1 | — | 218 |
| Emily | 1 | — | 218 |
| Nokay Lake | 1 | — | 218 |
| Mission | 1 | — | 218 |
| Vining | 1 | — | 218 |
| Clearbrook | 1 | — | 218 |
| Washington Forest | 1 | — | 218 |
| Strathcona | 1 | — | 218 |
| Greenbush | 1 | — | 218 |
| Williams | 1 | — | 218 |
| Shevlin | 1 | — | 218 |
| Greaney | 1 | — | 218 |
| Outing | 1 | — | 218 |
| Oklee | 1 | — | 218 |
| Inger Wirt | 1 | — | 218 |
| Saint Vincent | 1 | — | 218 |
| Underwood | 1 | — | 218 |
| Marcell | 1 | — | 218 |
| Whipholt | 1 | — | 218 |
| Erhard | 1 | — | 218 |
| Becida | 1 | — | 218 |
| Climax | 1 | — | 218 |
| Perley | 1 | — | 218 |
| Rothsay | 1 | — | 218 |
| Newfolden | 1 | — | 218 |
| Shelly | 1 | — | 218 |
| Boy River | 1 | — | 218 |
| Fisher | 1 | — | 218 |
| Bygland | 1 | — | 218 |
| Northome | 1 | — | 218 |
| Bertha | 1 | — | 218 |
| Beltrami | 1 | — | 218 |
| Rollag | 1 | — | 218 |
| Winger | 1 | — | 218 |
| Miltona | 1 | — | 218 |
| Fertile | 1 | — | 218 |
| Nielsville | 1 | — | 218 |
| Backus | 1 | — | 218 |
| Evansville | 1 | — | 218 |
| Hitterdal | 1 | — | 218 |
| Saint Hilaire | 1 | — | 218 |
| Leonard | 1 | — | 218 |
| Crane Lake | 1 | — | 218 |
| Wolverton | 1 | — | 218 |
FAQ
What is the biggest city in area code 218?
Duluth holds the most active prefixes (78), making it the code's largest numbering locality.
How many places does 218 cover?
238 rate centers in Minnesota hold active 218 prefixes, from Duluth down to communities with a single prefix.
Does a 218 number guarantee the caller lives in one of these places?
No — the tables show where number blocks were issued. Porting and VoIP let people keep or acquire numbers anywhere.