507 Area Code

 Area code 507 is the smartphone numbering plan code for the southern 5th of Minnesota, consisting of cities consisting of Rochester, Mankato, Worthington, Fairmont, Albert Lea, Northfield, and Austin. It became the third location code created for use inside the state in 1954, following the original 218 and 612. It was constituted of the southwestern portion of 218 and the southern portion of 612.507 Area Code

In the authentic 1947 plan, place codes containing "0" (0) as a center digit had been simplest assigned to states that had been totally blanketed by way of a single location code. Area code 507, along side area code 606 in Kentucky and place code 607 in New York, had been the primary location codes with a center digit of "zero" to be assigned to states that have been covered by using more than one region code.

The place changed into at once bordered through 612 (to the north) till that location code became divided in the 1990s. The western 1/2 of 507 bordered place code 320 starting in 1996, and then later came to border additionally area code 651 (1998) and area code 952 (2000). The northern border of 507 became modified barely in order that expanding groups in and close to the Twin Cities would be more intently linked with that place with the aid of smartphone. 612 has now contracted down to consist of simply Minneapolis and a few surrounding suburbs, and not borders 507. Infotakeaway