Area Code 320 Location

Area code 320 serves central and west‑central Minnesota, including Alexandria, Minnesota in Douglas County. Set along I‑94 between the Twin Cities and Fargo, Alexandria sits in the heart of lake country, making 320 a key code for tourism, small business, and agriculture. The code links river cities like St. Cloud with prairie towns and resort communities across the region. Phone numbers with 320 are in the Central Time Zone and cover a broad mix of rural and mid‑sized communities.

Established in 1996 as a split from 612, area code 320 spans a wide footprint beyond Alexandria and the St. Cloud metro. It includes key cities such as:

• St. Cloud
• Willmar
• Hutchinson
• Little Falls
• Sauk Centre
• Alexandria
• Morris
• Litchfield
• Montevideo
• Glenwood
• Cold Spring
• Paynesville
• Benson
• Melrose
• Albany Landmarks across 320 range from the Mississippi River and St. Cloud State University to Lake Carlos State Park and the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, home of the famous Kensington Runestone.

Alexandria’s lakes and museums draw visitors year‑round, while 320 also stretches west across farm country to the Minnesota–South Dakota line near Big Stone Lake. The region blends outdoor recreation, manufacturing, and college life, so a 320 phone number can come from both busy city centers and quiet lake towns. Most 320 numbers are used by residents, schools, hospitals, and local businesses across central Minnesota, and they can be either mobile or landline. Seeing a 320 area code usually signals a call from central Minnesota, though it doesn’t pinpoint a specific city.

“Minnesota has 11,842 lakes over 10 acres.” — Minnesota Department of Natural Resources