NORTH DAKOTA · AREA CODE GUIDE
701 area code location: Fargo and Bismarck, North Dakota
- Local date and time
- Central TimeMountain Time
Map data: UCLA Geoportal (2015) · NANPA · Statistics Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada) · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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701 area code at a glance
- State
- North Dakota
- Primary cities
- Fargo, Bismarck, and Grand Forks
- Established
- Time zones
- Central and Mountain Time
- New code planned
- No, as of 22 September 2026
701 is one of the original 1947 area codes and is still North Dakota's only one.
An area code does not show where a caller is now.
Rules for answering calls in North Dakota
General information with its sources, not legal advice. All sources checked 2 November 2026. An area code does not show where a caller is.
Recording calls
North Dakota gives a defense to a charge of intercepting wire or oral communications as a party or with a party's prior consent, unless done to commit a crime or other unlawful harm, with exceptions set out in the law.
Time zones
- Central Time
- Standard time UTC−06:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−05:00
- Mountain Time
- Standard time UTC−07:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−06:00
This area spans Central and Mountain time.
Time zones by place
Central Time
- Fargo
- Bismarck
- Grand Forks
- Minot
- Williston
- Jamestown
- Wahpeton
- Devils Lake
- Valley City
- Watford City
- Grafton
- Beulah
- New Town
- Casselton
- Rugby
- Hazen
- Tioga
- Lisbon
- Stanley
- Bottineau
- Carrington
- Langdon
- Mayville
- Oakes
- Hillsboro
- Harvey
- Garrison
- Park River
- Larimore
- New Rockford
- Washburn
- Cavalier
- Rolla
- Ellendale
- Thompson
- New Salem
- Cando
- Velva
- Kindred
- Linton
- Crosby
- Cooperstown
- Northwood
- Hankinson
- Kenmare
- Parshall
- Gwinner
- Walhalla
- Enderlin
- Wishek
- Hebron
- Ray
- Underwood
- Lamoure
- Napoleon
- Drayton
- Glen Ullin
- Hatton
- Mohall
- Wilton
- Lakota
- Steele
- Minto
- Dunseith
- Milnor
- Ashley
- Lidgerwood
- Edgeley
- Center
- Turtle Lake
- Pembina
- Forman
- Berthold
- Rolette
- Towner
- Emerado
- Wyndmere
- Fessenden
- Leeds
- Glenburn
- Round Prairie
- Finley
- McVille
- Maddock
- Kulm
- Powers Lake
- Westhope
- Manvel
- Stanton
- Strasburg
- Fairmount
- Neche
- Arthur
- Alexander
- Hunter
- Max
- McClusky
- Sawyer
- Saint Thomas
- Arnegard
- Bowbells
- Gackle
- Hope
- Drake
- Reynolds
- Tower City
- Abercrombie
- Walcott
- Medina
- Gilby
- Hoople
- Leonard
- Aneta
- Flasher
- Grenora
- Lansford
- Zap
- Hazelton
- Colfax
- Tappen
- Plaza
- Fordville
- Sherwood
- Edinburg
- Minnewaukan
- Golden Valley
- Buffalo
- Page
- Sheyenne
- Des Lacs
- Munich
- Mooreton
- Fort Yates
- Sterling
- Litchville
- Binford
- Sanborn
- Petersburg
- Makoti
- Streeter
- Christine
- Willow City
- Carpio
- Edmore
- Wing
- Pick City
- Noonan
- Tolna
- Bowdon
- Lignite
- Columbus
- Upham
- Marion
- Gardner
- Hannaford
- Mercer
- Adams
- Selfridge
- Wildrose
- Portal
- Crary
- Galesburg
- Goodrich
- Crystal
- Ryder
- Bisbee
- McKenzie
- Lankin
- Starkweather
- Ross
- Fort Ransom
- Sykeston
- Sheldon
- Deering
- Newburg
- Oberon
- Esmond
- Epping
- Douglas
- Karlsruhe
- Maxbass
- Zeeland
- Lehr
- Dazey
- Pekin
- Donnybrook
- Butte
- Jud
- Kathryn
- Balta
- Martin
- Verona
- Flaxton
- Webster
- McHenry
- Pettibone
- Tuttle
- Alamo
- Fullerton
- Edmunds
- Grace City
- Great Bend
- Warwick
- Dickey
- Nome
- Woodworth
- Alice
- Keene
- Niagara
- Spencer
- Tolley
- Windsor
- Fredonia
- Milton
- Souris
- Inkster
- Courtenay
- Landa
- Norma
- Forbes
- Robinson
- Regan
- Brocket
- Fairdale
- Fortuna
- Nekoma
- Hampden
- Roseglen
- Kramer
- Sarles
- Knox
- Antler
- Venturia
- Rock Lake
- Ambrose
- Wales
- Absaraka
- Crete
- Dahlen
- Emmet
- Fort Totten
- Guelph
- Hickson
- Kintyre
- Mandaree
- Marmon
- McGregor
- Merricourt
- Penn
- Saint Anthony
- South Prairie
- Ypsilanti
Mountain Time
- Dickinson
- Bowman
- Hettinger
- Belfield
- Beach
- Killdeer
- New England
- Richardton
- Mott
- Elgin
- South Heart
- Carson
- Scranton
- Dunn Center
- Halliday
- Regent
- Medora
- Rhame
- Reeder
- Dodge
- Amidon
- Ladd
- East Fairview
- Grassy Butte
- Manning
- North Lemmon
The time zone of 21 communities is not recorded.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code. Checked .
Business phone numbers in area code 701, answered by an AI agent
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