Get a local business phone number in Stillwater, MN
Stillwater's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Stillwater number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 651
- Exchanges
- 22NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 13
- Population
- 19,386Census 2024 est.
Stillwater area codes
Stillwater city is a Census place in Washington County, Minnesota, with an estimated 19,386 residents in 2024. All 22 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 651. Stillwater is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 651 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | 22 | 100% | 1998 | none | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Stillwater exchanges by carrier
13 carriers hold the 22 exchanges assigned to Stillwater's rate center. Qwest Corporation has the most, with 4. 17 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Stillwater can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Qwest Corporation | 4 | 18% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - MN | 4 | 18% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 3 | 14% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - MN | 2 | 9.1% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - MN | 1 | 4.5% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - MN | 1 | 4.5% |
| Midcontinent Communications - MN | 1 | 4.5% |
| Vonage America LLC | 1 | 4.5% |
| Boost Subscriberco L.l.c. | 1 | 4.5% |
| Commio, LLC | 1 | 4.5% |
| Five9, INC. | 1 | 4.5% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 4.5% |
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.
Stillwater phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Stillwater. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 4 of the 22 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 651 | 275, 300, 303, 323, 342, 351, 383, 390, 413, 430, 439, 472, 491, 498, 504, 506, 551, 571, 585, 689, 705, 967 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Stillwater's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Stillwater numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 23% |
| 2010s | 6 | 46% |
| 2020s | 4 | 31% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Stillwater
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Stillwater that is STILLWATER, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Stillwater.
If your business already has a Stillwater number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Stillwater
Stillwater is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, home to 3.8 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 99,443 business establishments in the Minneapolis, MN-WI metro area in 2023, employing 1,885,126 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (13,207), professional, scientific, and technical services (12,899), and construction (10,456).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 2,618 | 52,606 | 20.1 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 2,609 | 5,270 | 2.0 |
| Full-service restaurants | 2,382 | 61,837 | 26.0 |
| Residential remodelers | 2,078 | 6,917 | 3.3 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,885 | 11,219 | 6.0 |
| Landscaping services | 1,605 | 9,993 | 6.2 |
| Law offices | 1,570 | 13,495 | 8.6 |
| Management consulting firms | 1,320 | 10,002 | 7.6 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Stillwater number on Callata
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 Stillwater, 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Minneapolis, MN-WI metro area, 19 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $570.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $474.05, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 19 people cost $379.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $379.00 | $4,548.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $361.00 | $4,332.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $437.00 | $5,244.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $474.05 | $5,688.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $513.00 | $6,156.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $570.00 | $6,840.00 |
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 Stillwater, MN?
651. All exchanges NANPA lists for Stillwater are in 651.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Stillwater?
13, holding 22 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Stillwater 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 Stillwater?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 19 users come to $379.00 a month. For comparison, 19 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $570.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).