Bloomington · Central Timesince 2000 · no overlay94 reported · 30 daysrank 324 of 331updated 8 Oct 2026
Area code 952 — Bloomington, Minnesota
Area code
952
Location
Bloomington, Minnesota
Location
Bloomington, Minnesota
Status
Active since 2000
Spam reports · 30 days
94 numbers
Area code 952 covers Bloomington and surrounding communities in Minnesota.
Updated 8 October 2026
Area code 952 is in Minnesota, shown here with Bloomington marked.
Now in Bloomington
Central Time · UTC−6, UTC−5 in summer
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Typical business hours, 9 to 5 Monday to Friday.
Typical business hours, 9 to 5 Monday to Friday, shown as the blue arc. A guide to when a real Bloomington office is likely to answer. It says nothing about who called you.
Source: North American Numbering Plan Administrator, retrieved 8 October 2026.
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Is area code 952 a scam?
No. Area code 952 is a legitimate area code serving Bloomington since 2000. Scammers spoof caller ID to display 952 numbers, which is why complaints exist against a code that is itself genuine.
Neighbour spoofing is the reason a local-looking number is not a guarantee. A caller anywhere in the world can display a 952 number, and the number they display may belong to a real business in Bloomington that has nothing to do with the call.
The callerAnywhere in the worldSets the caller ID their equipment sends.
What is displayed(952) 952-4179May belong to a real Bloomington business.
Your phoneLooks localA nearby code and prefix make you likelier to answer.
94Area code 952 had 94 different numbers reported for spam calls in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
324thArea code 952 ranks 324th of 331 US geographic area codes by spam complaint volume.
59%Of the 105 complaints about area code 952 in the 30 days to 8 October 2026, 59% were reported as a recorded message or robocall.
8%The most reported subject on area code 952 is reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans), appearing in 8% of its complaints in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
Why am I getting text messages from area code 952?
Texts from 952 numbers follow the same pattern as calls — mostly local businesses and services. Treat any text asking for payment or credentials as suspect regardless of the code.
The common patterns are a wrong-number opener that turns into conversation, an unsolicited job offer, and a crypto or investment tip. Do not reply, do not follow the link, and forward the message to 7726 (SPAM) to report it to your carrier.
Pattern 1Wrong-number openerTurns into conversation.
Pattern 2Unsolicited job offerDo not reply, do not follow the link.
Pattern 3Crypto or investment tipTreat any payment ask as suspect.
Report it7726Forward the message. It spells SPAM on a keypad.
04 · The human layer
Who works in the Bloomington area?
Bloomington sits ten miles south of downtown Minneapolis and punches well above its size. The city has more jobs per capita than either Minneapolis or Saint Paul, driven in part by the Mall of America, the largest enclosed shopping center in the United States with over 500 stores. Corporate headquarters cluster along the I-494 corridor: Dayforce, Donaldson Company, Great Clips, Dairy Queen, HealthPartners, and Toro are all based here, alongside major operations for Pearson, General Dynamics, Seagate, and Express Scripts. The largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 7,122 workers, manufacturing at 5,610, and retail trade at 5,367 (DataUSA, 2024).
Who lives in the 952 region
The territory of area code 952 covers the southwestern Twin Cities suburbs, and Bloomington is its commercial anchor. The city is home to roughly 89,000 people with a median household income of $93,211 and a median age of 41.1 (DataUSA, 2024). About 15.4 percent of residents were born outside the United States, and the Twin Cities metro holds large communities from Mexico, Somalia, and India, so Spanish and Somali are the non-English languages a caller is most likely to encounter in Minnesota. Management, office and administrative support, and sales are the most common occupations among residents.
What a 952 number signals to a caller
A 952 number reads as suburban Twin Cities: corporate campuses, retail headquarters, and the airport-adjacent hospitality strip rather than the downtown core. Callers describe business communication in Minnesota as polite and indirect, and a degree of understatement is generally expected on calls. Businesses reaching Bloomington, Minnesota from outside the region should note the Central time zone and plan around standard office hours, since much of the local economy runs on headquarters schedules rather than shift work.
Area code 952 serves Bloomington and surrounding communities in Minnesota. It is in the Central Time zone.
What state is area code 952 in?
Area code 952 is in Minnesota. It is not in Concord — those are area code 925.
Is area code 952 toll free?
No. Area code 952 is a geographic area code serving Bloomington, Minnesota. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888, and a call to a 952 number is charged at your normal rate.
Why am I getting calls from 952?
Calls displaying a 952 number come from businesses and individuals in the Bloomington area, and from anywhere at all when caller ID is spoofed to look local. 94 952 numbers were reported to the FTC in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
How do I block calls from area code 952?
Both iOS and Android can silence calls from unknown numbers, and every major US carrier offers free call-blocking. Blocking the whole of area code 952 is rarely worth it, because spoofed numbers change constantly and you would lose legitimate calls from Bloomington.