701 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 701 serves North Dakota in the CM time zone, in service since 1947. The FCC has 1,926 unwanted-call complaints against 1,288 different 701 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 701 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (701) 248-••••44 complaints · 2015-10-23
- (701) 314-••••23 complaints · 2015-05-04
- (701) 332-••••21 complaints · 2015-05-21
- (701) 253-••••20 complaints · 2015-04-29
- (701) 805-••••17 complaints · 2016-08-25
- (701) 248-••••15 complaints · 2015-03-31
- (701) 224-••••14 complaints · 2016-10-24
- (701) 645-••••14 complaints · 2016-02-03
- (701) 263-••••13 complaints · 2016-08-18
- (701) 282-••••12 complaints · 2016-07-29
- (701) 253-••••12 complaints · 2015-09-23
- (701) 491-••••12 complaints · 2015-06-01
- (701) 948-••••11 complaints · 2017-09-20
- (701) 805-••••11 complaints · 2016-05-07
- (701) 395-••••10 complaints · 2017-04-26
- (701) 594-••••10 complaints · 2017-02-27
- (701) 321-••••10 complaints · 2016-06-27
- (701) 204-••••10 complaints · 2015-09-17
- (701) 253-••••10 complaints · 2015-09-12
- (701) 843-••••9 complaints · 2016-06-13
- (701) 206-••••9 complaints · 2015-05-05
- (701) 248-••••8 complaints · 2017-04-01
- (701) 809-••••8 complaints · 2015-07-29
- (701) 248-••••8 complaints · 2015-05-08
- (701) 248-••••8 complaints · 2015-01-30
701 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 701 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 701
Carriers assigned to 701 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- QWEST CORPORATIONI · 14 prefixes
- ONVOY, LLC - NDC · 9 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILWireless · 7 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NDC · 3 prefixes
- PEERLESS NETWORK OF NORTH DAKOTA, LLCC · 2 prefixes
- MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLCC · 2 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NDWireless · 2 prefixes
- NORTH DAKOTA TELEPHONE CO.I · 2 prefixes
About area code 701
- Serves
- North Dakota
- Time zone
- CM
- In service since
- 1947-01-01
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 701? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 701 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in North Dakota — spoofing software displays whatever digits the campaign chooses. Never call unknown numbers back; look them up first, and report unwanted calls to the FCC to build the public record.
Area code 701 FAQs
Where is area code 701?
Area code 701 serves North Dakota, in the CM time zone. It has been in service since 1947.
Why do I keep getting calls from 701 numbers?
Robocallers use "neighbor spoofing" — displaying a number with a local area code to make you more likely to answer. A call showing area code 701 may not originate from North Dakota at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 701 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 701 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 1,926 unwanted-call complaints against 1,288 distinct 701 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.