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518 Area Code

Area code 518 serves Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs, Rotterdam and nearby communities in New York. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateNew York
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use775
Overlay with838
Projected to run out2064
AlbanySchenectadyTroySaratoga SpringsRotterdamNiskayunaPlattsburghCohoesAmsterdamHampton BaysGloversvilleGlens FallsLathamEast GlenvilleRoesslevilleLoudonvilleWatervlietWest Glens FallsRensselaerGlens Falls NorthJohnstownColonieWestmereHudson FallsScotiaEast GreenbushHudsonCountry KnollsHampton ManorMaloneMechanicvilleAlbanySaratoga SpringsPlattsburghHampton Bays
Cities and towns served by area code 518

Who issues 518 numbers

Mobile 16%VoIP and cable 16%Landline 68%

Share of the 775 prefixes (the three digits after 518) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon216
Paetec Itel59
Verizon Wireless58
Lumen (Level 3)47
AT&T Mobility45
Tc Systems35
Firstlight Fiber33
Frontier30

Cities and towns in area code 518

CityPopulationOther area codes
Albany101,698838
Schenectady69,471838
Troy50,912838
Saratoga Springs28,768838
Rotterdam22,798838
Niskayuna20,774838
Plattsburgh19,744
Cohoes18,518838
Amsterdam18,093838
Hampton Bays17,138631, 838, 934
Gloversville14,782838
Glens Falls14,383838
Latham14,327838
East Glenville11,399838
Roessleville11,327838
Loudonville10,274838
Watervliet10,242838
West Glens Falls9,967838
Rensselaer9,421838
Glens Falls North9,148838
Johnstown8,021838
Colonie7,679838
Westmere7,616838
Hudson Falls7,333838
Scotia7,295838
East Greenbush6,562838
Hudson5,721838
Country Knolls5,587838
Hampton Manor5,448838
Malone5,315838
Mechanicville5,021838

Got a call from 518?

A 518 number was originally issued in New York, but that does not prove the caller is there. 16% of 518 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 775 prefixes in area code 518

Format: (518) 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 518

Where is area code 518?
Area code 518 is in New York. It covers Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs, Rotterdam, Niskayuna and 25 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 518?
Area code 518 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 518 a toll-free number?
No. 518 is a geographic area code in New York. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 518 share its area with 838?
518 and 838 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 518 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 518/838 overlay to exhaust in the second quarter of 2064. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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