Area code 952 is the telephone
area code
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in the
North American Numbering Plan
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(NANP) for the southwestern suburbs of
Minneapolis-St. Paul in the
U.S. state
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of
Minnesota
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. The numbering plan area (NPA) includes cities such as
Bloomington,
Eden Prairie,
Edina
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and
Minnetonka. It was created in 2000 along with
area code 763 (northwest suburbs) when they were carved out of
area code 612
Metropolitan Minneapolis area codes with 612 in yellow
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, which now only contains
Minneapolis
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and a few inner-ring locales.
The area code splits in the Twin Cities are unusual because they split along municipal lines, rather than central office boundaries. This led to numerous 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
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.
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s serving large portions of the metro area also ended up serving three area codes with the same prefixes.
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
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to the south. This area is in the Central Time Zone.
Despite the Twin Cities' rapid growth, 952 is nowhere near exhaustion. The latest NANPA projections do not include an exhaust date for 952.
Even with the split into four area codes, most of the Twin Cities region is still a single rate center.
The four Twin Cities area codes comprise one of the largest local calling areas in the United States; with a few exceptions, no long-distance charges are applied from one part of the Twin Cities to another. Portions of area codes 320 and 507 are local calls from the Twin Cities as well.
Prior to October 2021, area code 952 had telephone numbers assigned for the
central office code 988. In 2020, ''988'' was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit
seven-digit dialing. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to
ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.
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Apple Valley
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Bloomington
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Burnsville
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Carver
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Chanhassen
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Chaska
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Cologne
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Eden Prairie
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Edina
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Elko New Market
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Excelsior
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Hopkins
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Jordan
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Lakeville
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Long Lake
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Minnetonka
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Minnetrista
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Mound
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New Prague
New Prague ( ) is a city in Scott and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 7,321 at the 2010 census.
History
Origin
New Prague was laid out in 1856, and named after Prague, the capital of Bohemia (now the Czech R ...
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Norwood Young America
Norwood Young America is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, Carver County, Minnesota, United States, located about 40 miles west of Minneapolis. The population was 3,549 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
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Orono
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Prior Lake
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St. Bonifacius
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St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 50,010 at the 2020 census. It is a first-ring suburb immediately west of Minneapolis. Other adjacent cities include Edina, Golden Valley, Minnetonka, Ply ...
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Savage
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Shakopee
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Shorewood
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Spring Park
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Tonka Bay
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Victoria
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Waconia
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Watertown
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Wayzata
See also
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List of North American area codes
References
External links
NANPA: Minnesota Area Code Map201 Area Code
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