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Area code 701 calling hours: can you call now?

Area code 701 serves Fargo, Bismarck, and Grand Forks in North Dakota. It spans Central and Mountain time, so the exchange matters. Clocks move for daylight saving time in March and November.

Live check: area code 701

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Not checked here: consent, Do-Not-Call lists, Reg F call frequency (7 calls in 7 days), cease-communication requests or attorney representation, reassigned numbers, and whether the consumer has told you a time is inconvenient.

Calling-hour rules for 701

Hours are local time at the person you are calling. When federal and North Dakota rules differ, the narrower window governs; the live check applies every row at once.

Rule setDebt collectionTelemarketing
Federal

Presumed convenient 8 a.m.-9 p.m. local time at the consumer's location, any day.

Every day 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

15 U.S.C. § 1692c(a)(1) · 12 CFR § 1006.6(b)(1)(i) (Regulation F) · Reg F Official Interpretation, comment 6(b)(1)(i)-2 (consumer's location) · 12 CFR § 1006.14(b)(2)

  • Call-frequency presumption: a collector is presumed to comply with the harassment ban if it places no more than 7 calls to a person about a particular debt within 7 consecutive days, and no call within 7 days after a telephone conversation with that person about the debt; exceeding either is presumed a violation (12 CFR § 1006.14(b)(2)).
  • Conflicting location information: if the collector's information indicates the consumer may be in more than one place (e.g. an Eastern-zone area code and a Pacific-zone address), it complies only by calling at a time convenient in all of those locations (Reg F comment 6(b)(1)(i)-2).
  • A collector may not call at any time it knows or should know is inconvenient to the consumer (e.g. after the consumer says so), regardless of the 8 a.m.-9 p.m. default (15 U.S.C. § 1692c(a)(1); Reg F comment 6(b)(1)-1).

No federal Sunday or holiday ban, but a consumer's statement that a day or time is inconvenient makes calls then unlawful. The 8-9 window is a default presumption that the consumer's prior consent (given directly to the collector) or a court can override.

8 a.m.-9 p.m. local time at the called party's location, any day.

Every day 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1) (TCPA rules) · 16 CFR § 310.4(c) (Telemarketing Sales Rule)

  • No telephone solicitation to a number on the National Do Not Call Registry absent an established business relationship or the consumer's signed written permission (47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(2); 16 CFR § 310.4(b)(1)(iii)(B)).
  • Autodialed or artificial/prerecorded-voice telemarketing calls to wireless numbers, and prerecorded telemarketing calls to residential lines, require the called party's prior express written consent (47 CFR § 64.1200(a)(2)-(3)).
  • Sellers must honor company-specific do-not-call requests (47 CFR § 64.1200(d); 16 CFR § 310.4(b)(1)(iii)(A)).

TSR § 310.4(c) allows calls outside 8-9 with the person's prior consent; the TCPA time rule in § 64.1200(c)(1) has no consent exception for telephone solicitations as defined.

North Dakota

No separate state hours; licensed collectors may not call at unusual or inconvenient times and must follow the federal FDCPA, so the federal 8 a.m.–9 p.m. presumption applies.

Every day 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

N.D. Admin. Code §§ 13-04-02-04(6), 13-04-02-06(4)

  • No calls repeatedly or continuously (N.D. Admin. Code § 13-04-02-06(4)).

Incorporates FDCPA §§ 804–810 by reference; same as federal.

8 a.m.–9 p.m. at the subscriber's location, any day.

Every day 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

N.D. Cent. Code § 51-28-05

  • No solicitation of numbers on the state or federal do-not-call list for at least 31 days (N.D. Cent. Code § 51-28-06).
  • Caller must give name, phone number, city and state, and business name at the start of the call (N.D. Cent. Code § 51-28-07).

Exchanges and time zones

Area code 701 spans Central and Mountain time. The exchange — the three digits after the area code — maps to a rate center, and the rate center sets the zone. Enter the number in the check above to use it; without one, the check requires the window to be open in every zone 701 covers.

Central time America/Chicago · 665 exchanges

Rate centerCountyExchanges
Fargo, NDCass84
Bismarck, NDBurleigh55
Grand Forks, NDGrand Forks31
Minot, NDWard19
Williston, NDWilliams12
Jamestown, NDStutsman11
Wahpeton, NDRichland9
Devils Lake, NDRamsey8
Carrington, NDFoster6
Casselton, NDCass6
Valley City, NDBarnes6
Bottineau, NDBottineau5
Bowbells, NDBurke5
Emerado, NDGrand Forks5
Grafton, NDWalsh5
Harvey, NDWells5
Hillsboro, NDTraill5
Langdon, NDCavalier5
Linton, NDEmmons5
Rugby, NDPierce5
Washburn, NDMcLean5
Center, NDOliver4
Fort Yates, NDSioux4
Gardner, NDCass4
Hatton, NDTraill4
Hazen, NDMercer4
Hickson, NDCass4
Kindred, NDCass4
Leonard, NDCass4
Mayville, NDTraill4
New Rockford, NDEddy4
Northwood, NDGrand Forks4
Parshall, NDMountrail4
Rolla, NDRolette4
Stanley, NDMountrail4
Tioga, NDWilliams4
Beulah, NDMercer3
Cando, NDTowner3
Cooperstown, NDGriggs3
Drake, NDMcHenry3
Dunseith, NDRolette3
East Sidney, NDTowner3
Edgeley, NDLaMoure3
Ellendale, NDDickey3
Enderlin, NDRansom3
Gwinner, NDSargent3
Larimore, NDGrand Forks3
Manvel, NDGrand Forks3
Metigoshe, ND—3
Minto, NDWalsh3
New Town, NDMountrail3
Oakes, NDDickey3
Reynolds, NDTraill3
Rolette, NDRolette3
Spencer, NDWard3
Steele, NDKidder3
Thompson, NDGrand Forks3
Underwood, NDMcLean3
Watford City, NDMcKenzie3
Bisbee, NDTowner2
Cavalier, NDPembina2
Drayton, NDPembina2
Emmet, NDMcLean2
Fairmount, NDRichland2
Fessenden, NDWells2
Fortuna, NDDivide2
Garrison, NDMcLean2
Glen Ullin, NDMorton2
Guelph, NDDickey2
Hankinson, NDRichland2
Kenmare, NDWard2
Lakota, NDNelson2
Leeds, NDBenson2
Lidgerwood, NDRichland2
Lisbon, NDRansom2
Martin, NDSheridan2
Max, NDMcLean2
McKenzie, NDBurleigh2
Michigan, NDNelson2
Minnewaukan, NDBenson2
Minot Air Force Base, NDWard2
Mohall, NDRenville2
Park River, NDWalsh2
Round Prairie, NDWilliams2
Saint Thomas, NDPembina2
Starkweather, NDRamsey2
Towner, NDMcHenry2
Turtle Lake, NDMcLean2
Walhalla, NDPembina2
Willow City, NDBottineau2
Wishek, NDMcIntosh2
Abercrombie, NDRichland1
Absaraka, NDCass1
Adams, NDWalsh1
Alamo, NDWilliams1
Alexander, NDMcKenzie1
Alice, NDCass1
Ambrose, NDDivide1
Aneta, NDNelson1
Antler, NDBottineau1
Arnegard, NDMcKenzie1
Arthur, NDCass1
Ashley, NDMcIntosh1
Balta, NDPierce1
Berthold, NDWard1
Binford, NDGriggs1
Bowdon, NDWells1
Brocket, NDRamsey1
Buffalo, NDCass1
Butte, NDMcLean1
Carpio, NDWard1
Christine, NDRichland1
Colfax, NDRichland1
Columbus, NDBurke1
Courtenay, NDStutsman1
Crary, NDRamsey1
Crete, NDSargent1
Crosby, NDDivide1
Crystal, NDPembina1
Dahlen, NDNelson1
Dazey, NDBarnes1
Deering, NDMcHenry1
Des Lacs, NDWard1
Dickey, NDLaMoure1
Donnybrook, NDWard1
Douglas, NDWard1
East Westby, NDDivide1
Edinburg, NDWalsh1
Edmore, NDRamsey1
Edmunds, NDStutsman1
Epping, NDWilliams1
Esmond, NDBenson1
Fairdale, NDWalsh1
Finley, NDSteele1
Flasher, NDMorton1
Flaxton, NDBurke1
Forbes, NDDickey1
Fordville, NDWalsh1
Forman, NDSargent1
Fort Ransom, NDRansom1
Fort Totten, NDBenson1
Fredonia, NDLogan1
Fullerton, NDDickey1
Gackle, NDLogan1
Galesburg, NDTraill1
Gilby, NDGrand Forks1
Glenburn, NDRenville1
Golden Valley, NDMercer1
Goodrich, NDSheridan1
Grace City, NDFoster1
Great Bend, NDRichland1
Grenora, NDWilliams1
Hampden, NDRamsey1
Hannaford, NDGriggs1
Hazelton, NDEmmons1
Hebron, NDMorton1
Hoople, NDWalsh1
Hope, NDSteele1
Hunter, NDCass1
Inkster, NDGrand Forks1
Jud, NDLaMoure1
Karlsruhe, NDMcHenry1
Kathryn, NDBarnes1
Keene, NDMcKenzie1
Kintyre, NDEmmons1
Knox, NDBenson1
Kramer, NDBottineau1
Kulm, NDLaMoure1
Lamoure, NDLaMoure1
Landa, NDBottineau1
Lankin, NDWalsh1
Lansford, NDBottineau1
Lehr, NDMcIntosh1
Lignite, NDBurke1
Litchville, NDBarnes1
Maddock, NDBenson1
Makoti, NDWard1
Mandaree, NDMcKenzie1
Marion, NDLaMoure1
Marmon, NDWilliams1
Maxbass, NDBottineau1
McClusky, NDSheridan1
McGregor, NDWilliams1
McHenry, NDFoster1
McVille, NDNelson1
Medina, NDStutsman1
Mercer, NDMcLean1
Merricourt, NDDickey1
Milnor, NDSargent1
Milton, NDCavalier1
Mooreton, NDRichland1
Munich, NDCavalier1
Napoleon, NDLogan1
Neche, NDPembina1
Nekoma, NDCavalier1
New Salem, NDMorton1
Newburg, NDBottineau1
Niagara, NDGrand Forks1
Nome, NDBarnes1
Noonan, NDDivide1
Norma, NDRenville1
North Britton, NDSargent1
North Hecla, NDDickey1
North New Effington, NDRichland1
North Veblen, NDSargent1
Oberon, NDBenson1
Page, NDCass1
Pekin, NDNelson1
Pembina, NDPembina1
Penn, NDRamsey1
Petersburg, NDNelson1
Pettibone, NDKidder1
Pick City, NDMercer1
Plaza, NDMountrail1
Portal, NDBurke1
Powers Lake, NDBurke1
Ray, NDWilliams1
Regan, NDBurleigh1
Robinson, NDKidder1
Rock Lake, NDTowner1
Roseglen, NDMcLean1
Ross, NDMountrail1
Ryder, NDWard1
Saint Anthony, NDMorton1
Sanborn, NDBarnes1
Sarles, NDCavalier1
Sawyer, NDWard1
Sheldon, NDRansom1
Sherwood, NDRenville1
Sheyenne, NDEddy1
Souris, NDBottineau1
South Prairie, NDWard1
Stanton, NDMercer1
Sterling, NDBurleigh1
Strasburg, NDEmmons1
Streeter, NDStutsman1
Sykeston, NDWells1
Tappen, NDKidder1
Tolley, NDRenville1
Tolna, NDNelson1
Tower City, NDCass1
Tuttle, NDKidder1
Upham, NDMcHenry1
Velva, NDMcHenry1
Venturia, NDMcIntosh1
Verona, NDLaMoure1
Walcott, NDRichland1
Wales, NDCavalier1
Warwick, NDBenson1
Webster, NDRamsey1
West Climax, NDWilliams1
West Halstad, NDTraill1
West Nielsville, NDTraill1
West Oslo, NDWalsh1
West Perley, NDCass1
West Shelly, NDTraill1
Westhope, NDBottineau1
Wildrose, NDWilliams1
Wilton, NDMcLean1
Windsor, NDStutsman1
Wing, NDBurleigh1
Woodworth, NDStutsman1
Wyndmere, NDRichland1
Ypsilanti, NDStutsman1
Zap, NDMercer1
Zeeland, NDMcIntosh1

Mountain time America/Denver · 66 exchanges

Rate centerCountyExchanges
Dickinson, NDStark19
Belfield, NDStark5
Bowman, NDBowman5
Beach, NDGolden Valley3
Hettinger, NDAdams3
Regent, NDHettinger3
Dodge, NDDunn2
Halliday, NDDunn2
Killdeer, NDDunn2
Reeder, NDAdams2
Rhame, NDBowman2
Richardton, NDStark2
Scranton, NDBowman2
South Heart, NDStark2
Amidon, NDSlope1
Carson, NDGrant1
Dunn Center, NDDunn1
East Carlyle, ND—1
Elgin, NDGrant1
Grassy Butte, NDMcKenzie1
Ladd, NDBowman1
Manning, NDDunn1
Medora, NDBillings1
Mott, NDHettinger1
New England, NDHettinger1
North Lemmon, NDAdams1

Zone not resolved

We could not pin these exchanges to one time zone; the check requires the window to be open in every zone 701 covers.

Rate centerCountyExchanges
East Fairview, NDMcKenzie4
North McIntosh, NDSioux3
North Morristown, NDSioux2
Nelvik, ND—1
Selfridge, NDSioux1
Squaw Gap, ND—1

Related area codes

701 has no overlay codes.

Why area code alone is not enough

Questions

What time can you call area code 701?

Area code 701 is in North Dakota, on Central and Mountain time. Debt collection: federal — Presumed convenient 8 a.m.-9 p.m. local time at the consumer's location, any day. North Dakota: No separate state hours; licensed collectors may not call at unusual or inconvenient times and must follow the federal FDCPA, so the federal 8 a.m.–9 p.m. presumption applies. Telemarketing: federal — 8 a.m.-9 p.m. local time at the called party's location, any day. North Dakota: 8 a.m.–9 p.m. at the subscriber's location, any day.

What time zone is area code 701?

Area code 701 spans Central and Mountain time. The exchange (the three digits after the area code) decides which; when it is unknown, a call should fit the window in every zone the area code covers.

Can a debt collector call a 701 number on Sunday?

Sunday is not singled out: North Dakota's debt-collection hours are every day 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., and the federal 8 a.m.–9 p.m. window also applies. A consumer can still tell a collector that Sunday is inconvenient.

Is the 701 area code enough to know the person's local time?

No. Mobile numbers move with their owners and ported numbers keep their area code, so a 701 number may belong to someone in another time zone. If you know other locations for the person, the call should fit the window in all of them.

Sources

Exchange and rate-center data: NANPA CO Code Assignments (utilized, all states) (retrieved 2026-10-07); NANPA NPA listing (area code information) (retrieved 2026-10-07); NANPA rate centers by state (retrieved 2026-10-07); U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (places) (retrieved 2026-10-07); U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (county subdivisions) (retrieved 2026-10-07); U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (counties, 1:500k) (retrieved 2026-10-07); USGS GNIS Domestic Names (split-zone states only) (retrieved 2026-10-07); 49 CFR Part 71 - Standard Time Zone Boundaries (retrieved 2026-10-07). Statutes and regulations: 15 U.S.C. § 1692c(a)(1), 12 CFR § 1006.6(b)(1)(i) (Regulation F), Reg F Official Interpretation, comment 6(b)(1)(i)-2 (consumer's location), 12 CFR § 1006.14(b)(2), 47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1) (TCPA rules), 16 CFR § 310.4(c) (Telemarketing Sales Rule), and the state citations in the rules table.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Laws change and some rules depend on who is calling and why; confirm with counsel. Rules last reviewed 2026-10-07.

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