North Dakota business phone guide

Businesses in North Dakota

North Dakota had 797,000 residents in the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate, up 2.2% from April 2020. The U.S. population grew 2.6% over the same period. County Business Patterns counted 25,402 business establishments in the state in 2023 with 352,108 mid-March employees and $21.9 billion in annual payroll. The average establishment has 13.9 employees. 52.7% of establishments with employees had fewer than five people. The three largest sectors by establishments are retail trade (3,103), construction (2,946), and other services (except public administration) (2,659).

Business density and team size in North Dakota

North Dakota has 31.9 business establishments per 1,000 residents, 29.7% above the U.S. figure of 24.6. Establishments average 13.9 employees against 16.7 nationally, and payroll per employee is $62,211 (9.0% below the U.S. $68,342). 52.7% of establishments with employees have fewer than five people (U.S.: 55.5%), while 4.8% have 50 or more. Averages are pulled up by large employers; the size table is the better guide to what a typical business here looks like.

Phone numbers and carriers in North Dakota

NANPA lists 1 geographic area code in service in North Dakota, with 743 central office codes assigned across 298 rate centers and held by 71 carriers. 701 has the most assigned codes (743). The newest in service is 701, since January 1, 1947.

Small-business industries in North Dakota

Among the 141 phone-heavy small-business industries these guides cover, the largest in North Dakota by establishment count are insurance agencies and brokerages (647), full-service restaurants (582), and limited-service restaurants (510). Each links to a page with metro breakdowns, team sizes and phone costs for that industry in North Dakota.

Metro and micropolitan areas

8 Census metro or micropolitan areas include part of North Dakota. The largest is Fargo, ND-MN with 268,000 residents.

Which North Dakota area code to pick

0 of North Dakota's 1 area codes require ten-digit dialing for local calls; in the others NANPA still lists seven-digit local dialing. None of North Dakota's area codes is in an overlay, so each code maps to its own territory. A business that serves one city usually takes a number in that city's dominant code; one that covers a region can hold up to 3 local numbers on Callata's plan.

Largest North Dakota cities for local numbers

40 North Dakota cities and towns have their own local-number page. The most populous are Fargo (701), Bismarck (701), Grand Forks (701), and Minot (701).

What phone service costs a North Dakota business

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.

Callata in North Dakota

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 North Dakota, 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.