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Area codes 518 and 838

Coordinates: 43°12′N 73°54′W / 43.2°N 73.9°W / 43.2; -73.9
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The blue area is New York State; the red is area code 518.

Area codes 518 and 838 are telephone area codes in eastern upstate New York. 518 was established as one of the original area codes in 1947. It covers 24 counties and 1,200 ZIP codes. It has 493 landline and 100 wireless exchanges serviced by 47 carriers.[1] It is the largest area code in size in New York, extending from the eastern Mohawk Valley to the Vermont border, and from the Canada–US border to south of Albany. The bulk of the area code's population is in the Capital District (Albany, Schenectady, and Troy). Other major cities in the area code are Glens Falls and Plattsburgh.

518 is the only one of New York's original five NPAs that still has its original boundaries. Despite the presence of the Capital District and the proliferation of cell phones and pagers (particularly in the Capital District and Glens Falls), it was one of the few remaining original area codes (not counting those serving an entire state) that had never been split or overlaid. By the spring of 2016, however, 518 was on the verge of exhaustion, and it was projected that the region would need another area code by at least 2019.[2] By the fall, however, it was anticipated that 518 would exhaust in the third quarter of 2017. An overlay area code, 838, was quickly approved, to be implemented in the fall of 2017.[3][4]

Communities served by this area code

See also

References

  1. ^ "Area Code 518". White Pages Inc. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ https://www.nationalnanpa.com/pdf/NRUF/Changes_from_April2016_NRUF_Forecast.pdf
  3. ^ Anderson, Eric (September 15, 2016). "Another three digits to join the 518". Times-Union. Albany, N.Y.: Hearst. Retrieved October 2, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  4. ^ Rulison, Larry (September 20, 2016). "Capital Region, say hello to area code 838". Times-Union. Albany, N.Y.: Hearst. Retrieved October 2, 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
New York area codes: 212/646/332, 315/680, 516/363, 518/838, 585, 607, 631/934, 716/624, 718/347/929, 845/329, 914, 917
North: 450/579, 613/343, 819/873
West: 315/680, 607 area code 518(/838) East: 413, 802, 860/959
South: 845
Connecticut area codes: 203/475, 860/959
Massachusetts area codes: 413, 508/774, 617/857, 781/339, 978/351
Ontario area codes: 416/437/647, 519/226/548/382, 613/343/753, 705/249/683, 807, 905/289/365/742
Quebec area codes: 418/581/367, 450/579/354, 514/438/263, 819/873/468
Vermont area codes: 802

43°12′N 73°54′W / 43.2°N 73.9°W / 43.2; -73.9

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