Main city: Park Rapids
Timezone: Central
Phone type: Landline
Operator: Tekstar Communications

Park Rapids, a city in and the county seat of Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. It is the location of Itasca State Park, the source of the Mississippi River, as well as the beginning of the Heartland State Trail. The city was founded in 1890 near the Fish Hook River rapids and is located along U.S. Route 71 and Minnesota State Highway 34. The population was 3,709 at the 2010 census. ^source

218 is the North American telephone area code for the northern part of the state of Minnesota. It is one of Minnesota's original two codes, although it has been modified since inception. By area, the region is the largest area code in Minnesota, covering roughly the northern half and including the cities of Duluth, Hibbing, Brainerd, Bemidji, Fergus Falls, and Moorhead. ^source