St. Paul, MN Area Code

Area code serving St. Paul

St. Paul sits in Minnesota, part of the Midwest region and the Central Time zone. Its area code is 651, which covers St. Paul and its eastern Twin Cities suburbs plus southeastern Minnesota river towns. 651 has no overlay today, so every St. Paul landline and mobile number with a local code starts with 651.

651 has served the area since 1998. If the region runs low on numbers, regulators will most likely add an overlay code on top rather than split the area, which would make 10-digit dialing mandatory.

Code	Area served	In service
651	St. Paul and its eastern Twin Cities suburbs plus southeastern Minnesota river towns	July 12, 1998

Nearby cities sharing this area code

• Woodbury
• Eagan
• Maplewood
• Cottage Grove
• Inver Grove Heights
• Roseville
• Shoreview
• White Bear Lake
• Oakdale
• South St. Paul
• Stillwater
• Hastings
• Red Wing

Getting a St. Paul phone number

Any new landline, mobile or VoIP number from a local carrier in St. Paul gets the 651 area code. Numbers come from the blocks each carrier holds in the area; a number ported in from elsewhere keeps its original area code, so you may also see out-of-state codes locally.

Dialing in St. Paul

St. Paul is covered by the single area code 651 with no overlay, so some local calls may still connect with seven digits. Dialing all 10 digits (area code + seven-digit number) always works and is the safest habit. From outside the US, dial +1, then the area code and number. See 10-digit dialing and overlay area codes for the background. For every code in Minnesota, visit the Minnesota area codes page.