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Area code 651
Area code 651 covers St Paul, Minnesota. We hold 3,160 allocated blocks for it across 13 rate centres, split 41% mobile, 48% landline and 12% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 651
Area code 651 does not have St Paul, Minnesota to itself. 3 other codes — 612, 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.
6123,867 blocks, 2 rate centres, mostly mobile
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 651 number and a 612 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering St Paul, Minnesota by area code needs all 4 of them.
651 is not confined to St Paul, Minnesota itself: its blocks sit across 13 rate centres, named in the table below.
Minnesota is split across 7 area codes — 507, 218, 612, 320, 651, 763 and others. By allocated blocks 651 is the 5th largest of them, holding 13% of the Minnesota total.
Where 651 numbers are concentrated
NANPA truncates rate-centre names to ten characters and drops the spaces, which is why North Brch and Stcroixbch are shortened. Names are reproduced as recorded rather than expanded — the abbreviation is the key the block data is filed under.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 651 |
|---|---|---|
| Twincities | 2,156 | 68% |
| Red Wing | 170 | 5% |
| Stillwater | 168 | 5% |
| Hastings | 157 | 5% |
| North Brch | 102 | 3% |
| Stcroixbch | 90 | 3% |
| Lake City | 88 | 3% |
| Wabasha | 67 | 2% |
| Scandimrin | 45 | 1% |
| Lindstrom | 44 | 1% |
| Taylorsfls | 29 | 1% |
| Goodhue | 10 | 0% |
| White Rock | 1 | 0% |
Carriers holding the most 651 blocks
Qwest Corporation519 blocks
Verizon Wireless429 blocks
Aerial Communications, Inc.383 blocks
Onvoy370 blocks
T-Mobile USA, Inc.245 blocks
Bandwidth143 blocks
The largest holder, Qwest Corporation, 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 651 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 651 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 651?
Area code 651 covers St Paul, Minnesota. It is not the only code there: 612, 763, 952 are overlays on the same rate centres, so a St Paul, Minnesota number can start with any of them.
Is a 651 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 651 the split runs 41% mobile, 48% landline and 12% VoIP, so landline is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 651 numbers?
The largest holders are Qwest Corporation, Verizon Wireless, Aerial Communications, Inc.. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 651 numbers are there?
The code holds 3,160 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 651 covers on the order of 3,160,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.