Get a local business phone number in Grafton, ND
Grafton's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Grafton number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 701
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 4,027Census 2024 est.
What area code is Grafton, ND?
With 4,027 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Grafton sits in Walsh County, North Dakota. All 5 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 701. Grafton 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.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | 5 | 100% | 1947 | none | Central and Mountain |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Grafton phone exchanges
5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Grafton's rate center. Qwest Corporation has the most, with 1. 5 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Grafton 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 | 1 | 20% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 1 | 20% |
| Midcontinent Communications - ND | 1 | 20% |
| Stratus Networks | 1 | 20% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - ND | 1 | 20% |
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.
Local prefixes for Grafton
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Grafton's rate center (GRAFTON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2007. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 701 | 352, 360, 379, 510, 922 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Grafton's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Grafton numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 33% |
| 2010s | 1 | 33% |
| 2020s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Grafton
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Grafton, those come from the GRAFTON rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Grafton number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 701 when you pick it.
Who does business near Grafton
Grafton 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).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 647 | 2,389 | 3.7 |
| Full-service restaurants | 582 | 12,006 | 20.6 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 510 | 9,354 | 18.3 |
| Drinking places | 376 | 3,042 | 8.1 |
| Child day care services | 374 | 3,915 | 10.5 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 373 | 611 | 1.6 |
| Electrical contractors | 371 | 4,121 | 11.1 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 336 | 3,368 | 10.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Grafton business line
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Grafton, 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 North Dakota, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $420.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $349.30, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 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 | $279.00 | $3,348.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $266.00 | $3,192.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $322.00 | $3,864.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $349.30 | $4,191.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $378.00 | $4,536.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $420.00 | $5,040.00 |
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 Grafton, ND?
701. All exchanges NANPA lists for Grafton are in 701.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Grafton?
5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Grafton 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 Grafton?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).