The area code for the city of St. Paul and Ramsey County is 651. Luther Seminary is included in this area code. The area codes for the city of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis suburbs are 612, 763 and 952 and must be used when placing a call to those areas, although they are local, non-toll calls.

All campus phones begin with either 641-3xxx or 523-1xxx. For on-campus calls, dial the last three digit "extension number."

To make local off-campus calls from any campus phone, dial "9", then dial the number.

Dorm residents will need to use personal calling cards to make long distance calls from their rooms. AT&T is the primary carrier of Luther Seminary. Other long distance company cards will work if you dial the appropriate access codes.

Dorm telephones are also equipped with voice mail, which is accessed by dialing x500 on campus or 641-3500 from outside the campus system. For further assistance regarding the telephone system, please call 641-3213.

There are four public phones available for student use (local calls only). They are located in the faculty mail room on the first floor of Gullixson Hall, the first floor lounge in Bockman Hall, the first floor of Northwestern Hall across from the north entrance (near the vending machines), and in the coat rack area near the mailboxes in Olson Campus Center.

The switchboard operators at Luther Seminary can not give out student information.  The operator can, upon request, take the callers contact information and pass it to the student via email.  In case of emergency, the switchboard operator will transfer the caller to the appropriate office or official.