Where Is Area Code 701?

Map of North Dakota with area code 701 highlighted — Location of Area Code 701 and surrounding states.

Area code 701 is found in the US state of North Dakota. Servicing the entire state, area code 701 includes the city of Fargo (population: 112553), and all 53 counties of North Dakota.

Parts of this area code are located in the Central time zone, while others are in the Mountain time zone. This means that some cities in area code 701 are on the same time as Chicago, IL, while others are on the same time as Phoenix, AZ.

Area code 701 was brought into effect on January 1, 1947.

Counties in Area Code 701

Adams,
Barnes,
Benson,
Bottineau,
Bowman,
Burleigh,
Cass,
Cavalier,
Dickey,
Divide,
Dunn,
Eddy,
Emmons,
Foster,
Golden Valley,
Grand Forks,
Griggs,
Hettinger,
Lamoure,
Logan,
McHenry,
McIntosh,
McKenzie,
McLean,
Mercer,
Morton,
Mountrail,
Oliver,
Pembina,
Pierce,
Ramsey,
Ransom,
Renville,
Richland,
Rolette,
Sargent,
Sioux,
Stark,
Stutsman,
Towner,
Traill,
Walsh,
Ward,
Wells,
Williams.

Most Populous Cities in Area Code 701

City	County	City Population	Time Zone
Fargo	Cass	112,553	CST
Bismarck	Burleigh	82,423	CST
Grand Forks	Grand Forks	55,448	CST
Minot	Ward	50,716	CST
West Fargo	Cass	27,442	CST
Mandan	Morton	23,406	CST
Dickinson	Stark	23,323	MST
Williston	Williams	21,901	CST
Jamestown	Stutsman	17,687	CST
Devils Lake	Ramsey	9,937	CST
Wahpeton	Richland	9,450	CST
Valley City	Barnes	7,960	CST
Belcourt	Rolette	6,693	CST
Minot AFB	Ward	5,800	CST
Grafton	Walsh	5,462	CST
New Town	Mountrail	4,076	CST
Rugby	Pierce	3,889	CST
Bottineau	Bottineau	3,769	CST
Horace	Cass	3,711	CST
Beulah	Mercer	3,644	CST
Watford City	McKenzie	3,520	CST
Hazen	Mercer	3,485	CST
Dunseith	Rolette	3,418	CST
Lisbon	Ransom	3,120	CST
Carrington	Foster	2,890	CST