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Area code 612
Area code 612 covers Minneapolis. We hold 3,867 allocated blocks for it across 2 rate centres, split 52% mobile, 37% landline and 11% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 612
Area code 612 does not have Minneapolis to itself. 3 other codes — 651, 763, 952 — serve the same rate centres, laid over the same ground rather than dividing it. That is an overlay: a new code added when the old one ran out of numbers, covering the same streets. Two neighbours can hold different area codes, so the code says roughly when a number was issued rather than where it sits.
6513,160 blocks, 13 rate centres, mostly landline
7632,640 blocks, 10 rate centres, mostly landline
9522,124 blocks, 3 rate centres, mostly landline
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 612 number and a 651 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering Minneapolis by area code needs all 4 of them.
Minnesota is split across 7 area codes — 507, 218, 612, 320, 651, 763 and others. By allocated blocks 612 is the third largest of them, holding 16% of the Minnesota total.
Where 612 numbers are concentrated
Rate-centre names are reproduced as NANPA records them. The agency truncates them to ten characters, so longer names appear shortened elsewhere on this site.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 612 |
|---|---|---|
| Twincities | 3,843 | 99% |
| Cambridge | 7 | 0% |
Carriers holding the most 612 blocks
Aerial Communications, Inc.618 blocks
AT&T Wireless544 blocks
Verizon Wireless490 blocks
Qwest Corporation443 blocks
Bandwidth331 blocks
Onvoy327 blocks
The largest holder, Aerial Communications, Inc., has 16% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 612 number still reports the carrier it started with. Closing that gap needs a live query against the routing database. How line type is derived.
Check a single 612 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 612?
Area code 612 covers Minneapolis. It is not the only code there: 651, 763, 952 are overlays on the same rate centres, so a Minneapolis number can start with any of them.
Is a 612 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either, and the digits do not say which. North American mobile and landline numbers share the same ranges, so the answer comes from the carrier holding the block. In 612 the split runs 52% mobile, 37% landline and 11% VoIP, so mobile is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 612 numbers?
The largest holders are Aerial Communications, Inc., AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 612 numbers are there?
The code holds 3,867 allocated blocks in our copy of the numbering plan. A block is 1,000 or 10,000 consecutive numbers depending on how deeply it has been pooled, so 612 covers on the order of 3,867,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.