Area code 952

About area code 952

952 is one of 8 geographic area codes serving Minnesota; NANPA records its in-service date as February 27, 2000. It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 952. It is in the Central time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include New Prague.

Where 952 numbers are local

952 holds 9.1% of the 3,755 central office codes assigned in Minnesota, the 7th most of the state's 8 codes. 1 Census place could be matched to rate centers with 952 exchanges; the most populous is New Prague (8,235). For a storefront or service area inside 952, the place pages show which prefixes are rated local there.

Ten-digit and seven-digit dialing in 952

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 952 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Ten-digit local dialing means the area code is part of how customers save and recognize your number, so print it in full everywhere. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 digit permissible at service provider discretion."

Carriers with 952 numbers

34 carriers hold the 340 central office codes assigned in 952. Qwest Corporation has the most, with 155 (46%). 181 of the codes (53%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. Numbers can move between carriers through porting, so a code's holder tells you where the block started, not where every number lives now.

Local calling areas in 952

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 952 has codes in 3 rate centers. The table lists the rate centers with the most codes, with the matching Census place where the abbreviation could be matched.

How full is area code 952?

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 340 are assigned in 952, 43% of 800. 23 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Getting a 952 number for your business

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

If you already have a number in area code 952, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.