763
Area code

MN

United States geographic area code, in service since 2000-02-27.

Split from 612.

Statusin service
Introduced2000-02-27
JurisdictionMN, US
Local dialing7D
Time zoneCentral
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 49.1% of assignable prefixes assigned As of 09/17/2026
0%389 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%

Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-01-18, most recent 2025-12-16.

Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “MN” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.

Top assignees

Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier
Largest initial assignees in area code 763
RankAssigneePrefixesShare
01 QWEST CORPORATION 129 33.2%
02 AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 52 13.4%
03 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MN 30 7.7%
04 ONVOY, LLC - MN 22 5.7%
05 MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 14 3.6%
06 CENTURYLINK OF MINNESOTA, INC. 14 3.6%
07 12 3.1%
08 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MN 11 2.8%
09 MULTIPLE OCN LISTING 10 2.6%
10 NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL 9 2.3%

Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.

Change history

Recorded events for this NPA
  • 2000-02-27Area code 763 entered service (created from 612).

Planning letters & orders

Primary documents
NANPA planning letters for area code 763
DateDocumentSubject
1999-11-29 PL-200 ↗ 612 NPA split, Creating 763 and 952 (Minnesota)

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