Get a local business phone number in Ellendale, ND

Area codes in Ellendale

With 1,139 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Ellendale sits in Dickey County, North Dakota. All 3 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 701. Ellendale is in the Central and Mountain time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 701 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Ellendale exchanges by carrier

2 carriers hold the 3 exchanges assigned to Ellendale's rate center. Dickey Rural Tel. Coop. has the most, with 2. 1 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.

Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Ellendale

A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Ellendale. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2005. None were assigned in 2020 or later.

How local numbers work in Ellendale

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

If your business already has a Ellendale number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.

Who does business near Ellendale

Ellendale is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 25,402 business establishments in North Dakota in 2023, employing 352,108 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (3,103), construction (2,946), and other services (except public administration) (2,659).

Business phone service in Ellendale

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Porting a number you already use in Ellendale is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

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