Where is Area Code 701?

Max of North Dakota with area code 701 highlighted

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

Note: The above list is based off of the top 25 most populous cities in the area code as per 2012 United States Census Bureau estimates.

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