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518
United States NPA Record
Area code 518 is one of the original North American area codes created in 1947.
Area code 518 is one of the original North American area codes created in 1947. It serves eastern Upstate New York, including the Capital District and surrounding counties, and has maintained its original boundaries since inception.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 1947
§ 04.05Event Summary
relief planned · 2introduced · 1mandatory dialing · 1permissive dialing · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 7 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
1947-01-01
introduced
NPA 518 established as an original area code
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2016-09-01
relief planned
Overlay relief plan approved for 518 with new NPA 838
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2016-09-15
relief planned
Overlay relief plan approved for 518 with new NPA 838
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2016-10-15
NPA 838 overlay on 518 announced
NPA 838 to Overlay NPA 518 (New York)
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2017-03-18
permissive dialing
Permissive ten-digit dialing period begins for 518/838 overlay
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2017-08-20
mandatory dialing
Mandatory ten-digit dialing begins in 518/838 overlay area
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2017-09-19
Area code 838 activated as overlay to 518
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