Area code 952

Metropolitan area codes with 952 in red.
A map of Minnesota area codes.

Area code 952 is the telephone numbering plan code in Minnesota for the southwestern suburbs of Minneapolis-St. Paul including cities such as Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina and Minnetonka. It was created in 2000 along with area code 763 (northwest suburbs) when they were carved out of area code 612, which now only contains Minneapolis and a few inner-ring locales.

The area code splits in the Twin Cities are unusual because they split along municipal, rather than central office, boundaries. This led to a sizeable number of exchanges being divided between two area codes. One central office, the Penn Avenue office in Minneapolis, had its geographical territory divided into area code 612 for portions in Minneapolis; 763 for portions in Golden Valley; and 952 for portions in St. Louis Park. Competitive local exchange carriers serving large portions of the metro area also ended up serving three area codes with the same prefixes.[1][2]

952 is bordered on the north and northeast by 763 and 612 respectively, on the east by area code 651, and by area code 507 to the south. This area is in the Central Time Zone.

Cities and communities within

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NANPA Planning Letter PL-200: 612 NPA Split, Creating 763 and 952 NPAs - Minnesota" (PDF). 1999-11-29. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Telcodata.US". Retrieved 2007-10-26.

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Minnesota area codes: 218, 320, 507, 612, 651, 763, 952
North: 763
West: 320 952 East: 612, 651
South: 507

Coordinates: 44°45′N 93°36′W / 44.750°N 93.600°W / 44.750; -93.600

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