New York State and surrounding areas Area codes Jan 2024

Area codes 518 and 838 are telephone

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for eastern

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created in 1947. Area code 838 was added to the 518 numbering plan area in 2017. The two area codes serve 24

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and 1,200 ZIP Code areas in a numbering plan area (NPA) that extends from the eastern

Mohawk Valley The Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York is the area surrounding the Mohawk River, sandwiched between the Adirondack Mountains and Catskill Mountains, northwest of the Capital District. As of the 2010 United States Census, ...

to the Vermont border, and from the Canada–US border to south of Albany. The bulk of the population is in the Capital District, the vicinity of the cities Albany,

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, and

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. Other cities in the NPA are Glens Falls, Plattsburgh, and

Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort destination for over ...

. It includes the Upper Hudson Valley counties, Greene and Columbia counties, and some northern parts of Dutchess County.

History

The 518 numbering plan area is the only one of New York's original five NPAs that still has its original boundaries. Despite the presence of the Capital District, this part of New York is not as densely populated as the rest of the state. As a result, even with 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 not been split or overlaid. By the spring of 2016, however, 518 was on the verge of depletion of available central office codes to create more telephone numbers and it was projected that the region would need another area code by 2019. By the autumn, however, it was anticipated that 518 would be depleted during the third quarter of 2017. An additional area code, 838, was approved to be implemented during the autumn of 2017. From March 18 to August 19, 2017, telephone calls could be made using seven digits or ten digits (area code + seven digit number). Ten-digit dialing became mandatory on August 20, 2017, with recorded messages reminding callers if they dialed incorrectly. On September 19, 2017, area code 838 was activated, making this the second overlay in the upstate region.Farrell, Michael P
"New 838 area code will be phased in starting this month"
. '' Albany Times Union''. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

Service area

By county

* Albany * Clinton * Columbia * Dutchess *

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* Franklin * Fulton * Greene *

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* Montgomery * Rensselaer *

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* Saratoga *

* Schoharie * Warren * Washington *

Ulster Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...

By community

* Albany * Alcove * Alplaus * Altamont * Altona *

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* Ancram * Argyle * Ashland *

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* Athol * Ausable Forks * Auriesville * Austerlitz * Averill Park * Bakers Mills * Ballston * Ballston Lake * Ballston Spa *

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* Berne *

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* Bloomingdale * Blue Mountain Lake * Bolton Landing *

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* Brant Lake * Broadalbin * Brunswick * Brushton *

Burke Burke (; ) is a Normans in Ireland, Norman-Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (''circa'' 1160–1206) had the surname'' de B ...

* Burnt Hills * Buskirk * Cadyville *

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Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...

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* Canajoharie *

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* Catskill * Central Bridge * Champlain * Charlton * Chateaugay * Chatham * Chazy * Cherry Plain *

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

* Chestertown * Churubusco * Clarksville * Claverack * Clermont * Clifton Park *

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* Cobleskill * Coeymans * Cohoes * Colonie * Comstock *

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* Copake *

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* Cornwallville * Coxsackie * Craryville * Cropseyville * Crown Point * Dannemora * Delanson * Delmar * Duanesburg * Durham * Eagle Bridge * East Berne * East Chatham * East Durham * East Greenbush * East Nassau * East Schodack * Elizabethtown * Ellenburg * Esperance *

* Feura Bush * Fort Ann * Fort Covington * Fort Edward * Fort Hunter *

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* Fort Plain * Freehold * Fultonville * Gabriels * Gallatin * Gallupville *

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

* Gansevoort * Germantown *

Ghent Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...

* Glenmont * Glens Falls * Glenville * Gloversville * Grafton * Granville * Greenville *

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* Guilderland * Guilderland Center * Hadley * Hagaman * Hague * Haines Falls * Halfmoon * Hampton *

Hartford Hartford is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ce ...

* Hensonville * Hillsdale * Hogansburg * Hoosick * Hoosick Falls * Hudson *

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* Huletts Landing *

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* Indian Lake * Jay * Jewett * Johnsburg * Johnsonville * Johnstown * Kattskill Bay * Keene * Keene Valley * Kinderhook * Knox * Lake Clear * Lake George * Lake Luzerne * Lake Placid * Lake Pleasant * Latham *

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* Lewis * Lexington * Livingston * Long Lake * Loudonville * Lyon Mountain * Malden Bridge * Malone *

Malta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...

* Mayfield * Mechanicville *

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* Menands * Melrose * Middle Grove * Middleburgh * Millerton *

Minerva Minerva (; ; ) is the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, victory, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. She is also a goddess of warfare, though with a focus on strategic warfare, rather than the violence of gods such as Mars. Be ...

* Mineville * Moira * Mooers * Mooers Forks *

Moriah Moriah (Hebrew language, Hebrew: , ''Mōrīyya''; Arabic: ﻣﺮﻭﻩ, ''Marwah'') is the name given to a region in the Book of Genesis, where the binding of Isaac by Abraham is said to have taken place. Jews identify the region mentioned in G ...

* Morrisonville * Nassau * Nelliston * New Baltimore * New Lebanon * New Russia * Newcomb * Newtonville * Niskayuna * Niverville * North Creek * North Greenbush * North Hudson * North River * Northville * Oak Hill * Old Chatham * Palatine Bridge * Palenville *

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* Pattersonville * Paul Smiths *

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* Petersburg * Philmont * Piercefield * Pine Plains * Piseco * Plattsburgh * Poestenkill * Port Henry * Port Kent * Porter Corners * Pottersville * Prattsville * Putnam Station * Quaker Street * Queensbury * Ravena * Ray Brook * Redford * Rensselaer * Rensselaerville * Rexford * Richmondville * Riparius * Rock City Falls *

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* Rotterdam Junction * Round Lake * Rockland * Rouses Point * St. Johnsville * Salem * Sand Lake * Saranac * Saranac Lake * Saratoga *

* Salem * Schaghticoke *

* Schodack * Schoharie * Schroon Lake * Schuyler Falls * Schuylerville *

Scotia Scotia is a Latin placename derived from ''Scoti'', a Latin name for the Gaels, first attested in the late 3rd century.Duffy, Seán. ''Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia''. Routledge, 2005. p. 698. The Romans referred to Ireland as "Scotia" aro ...

* Selkirk * Severance * Sharon Springs * Shushan * Silver Bay * Slingerlands * South Bethlehem * South Glens Falls * Speculator * Spencertown * Sprakers * Stephentown * Stillwater * Stony Creek * Stony Point * Stuyvesant * Stuyvesant Falls * Surprise * Taghkanic * Tannersville * Thurman * Ticonderoga * Tribes Hill *

* Tupper Lake * Upper Jay * Vail Mills * Valatie * Valley Falls * Vermontville * Voorheesville * Warnerville * Warrensburg *

Waterford Waterford ( ) is a City status in Ireland, city in County Waterford in the South-East Region, Ireland, south-east of Ireland. It is located within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford H ...

* Watervliet * Waverly * Warrensburg * Wells * West Chazy *

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* West Sand Lake *

Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. Th ...

* Westport * Wevertown *

Whitehall Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea, London, Chelsea. It ...

* Willsboro * Wilmington * Wilton * Windham * Witherbee * Wynantskill

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{{Area code box, State=NY , This=518/838 , N= 450/579, 613/343, 819/873 , S= 845/329 , E= 413,

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