About Area Code 320
- Region Code
- 320
- City
- St Cloud
- State
- Minnesota
- Population
- 1,253,315
- Largest City
- St Cloud
- Neighboring Codes
- Time Zone
- Central Time
Minnesota
(320) Area Code 320 — St Cloud, Minnesota
320 Area Code – St Cloud, Minnesota: Location, Time Zone & History
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History & Cultural Notes
Central Minnesota's 320 numbering area pairs a working economy with small-town landmarks that give the region its character. St. Cloud, Willmar, Alexandria, Sartell and Hutchinson anchor a business base built on healthcare, manufacturing, higher education, agriculture, and lakes-driven tourism, while smaller towns nearby supply the area's cultural touchstones.
Area code 320 dates to 1996, when it split off from area code 612 to serve central Minnesota outside the Twin Cities -- the state's fourth area code and its first new one in 42 years; permissive dialing ran from March 17 to September 15 of that year before the split became mandatory. Sauk Centre, within the territory, is the birthplace of Sinclair Lewis, the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, who drew on the town for his novel "Main Street." Alexandria, meanwhile, is known for Big Ole, a 28-foot Viking statue built for the 1965 New York World's Fair, and for the Runestone Museum, home to the disputed Kensington Runestone.
That combination -- steady regional industry alongside offbeat local history -- reflects how central Minnesota balances commerce with community identity across its 32 counties.