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Get a local business phone number in Pine River, MN

Pine River's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Pine River number in front of your customers.

Area code
218
Exchanges
2NANPA-assigned
Carriers
2
Population
1,239Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Pine River

Pine River, in Cass County, Minnesota, had a Census-estimated population of 1,239 in July 2024. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 218. Pine River is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 218 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Pine River, MN
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
2182100%1947noneCentral

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Phone carriers in Pine River

2 carriers hold the 2 exchanges assigned to Pine River's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - MN has the most, with 1. 2 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.

Carriers holding exchanges in Pine River, MN
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Onvoy, LLC - MN150%
Arvig Tel. CO.150%

Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.

Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Pine River

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Pine River's rate center (PINE RIVER). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2021. 1 of the 2 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Pine River, MN
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
218561, 587

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

Rate centers and local calling in Pine River

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Pine River, those come from the PINE RIVER rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

Keeping an existing Pine River number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 218 when you pick it.

Who does business near Pine River

Pine River is part of the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area, home to 100,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,174 business establishments in the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area in 2023, employing 35,702 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (507), construction (477), and health care and social assistance (351).

Selected industries in the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants1121,71415.3
Offices of real estate agents and brokers861411.6
New single-family housing construction contractors754005.3
Landscaping services702273.2
Limited-service restaurants621,15318.6
Residential remodelers561192.1
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors513717.3
Insurance agencies and brokerages481643.4

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

Setting up a Pine River business line

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 Pine River, 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.

An 11-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $330.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $274.45. On Callata the same 11 people cost $219.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for an 11-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$219.00$2,628.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$209.00$2,508.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$253.00$3,036.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$274.45$3,293.40
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$297.00$3,564.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$330.00$3,960.00

Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.

Frequently asked questions

What area code is Pine River, MN?

218. All exchanges NANPA lists for Pine River are in 218.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Pine River?

2, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Pine River business number?

Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.

How much is a business phone line in Pine River?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 11 users come to $219.00 a month. For comparison, 11 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $330.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).