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318 Area Code

Area code 318 serves Shreveport, Bossier City, Monroe, Alexandria, Ruston and nearby communities in Louisiana. It has been in service since January 1, 1957.

StateLouisiana
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use758
Overlay with457
Projected to run out2095
ShreveportBossier CityMonroeAlexandriaRustonNatchitochesClaiborneWest MonroeMindenBastropRed ChuteOakdaleTallulahGramblingShreveportMonroeAlexandriaNatchitochesMindenBastrop
Cities and towns served by area code 318

Who issues 318 numbers

Mobile 31%VoIP and cable 19%Landline 50%

Share of the 758 prefixes (the three digits after 318) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
South Central Bell Tel201
AT&T Mobility111
Verizon Wireless78
Onvoy (Sinch)65
Eliska Wireless Ventures Subsidiary I42
Lumen (Level 3)38
Brightspeed Of Louisiana34
Ton80 Communications23

Cities and towns in area code 318

CityPopulationOther area codes
Shreveport175,902
Bossier City63,259
Monroe46,860
Alexandria42,938
Ruston22,397
Natchitoches17,146
Claiborne12,647
West Monroe12,478
Minden11,103
Bastrop8,908
Red Chute7,418
Oakdale6,526
Tallulah5,517
Grambling5,314

Got a call from 318?

A 318 number was originally issued in Louisiana, but that does not prove the caller is there. 19% of 318 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 758 prefixes in area code 318

Format: (318) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 318

Where is area code 318?
Area code 318 is in Louisiana. It covers Shreveport, Bossier City, Monroe, Alexandria, Ruston, Natchitoches and 8 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 318?
Area code 318 is in the Central time zone.
Is 318 a toll-free number?
No. 318 is a geographic area code in Louisiana. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 318 share its area with 457?
318 and 457 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 318 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 318/457 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2095. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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