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838
United States NPA Record
Area code 838 was introduced in 2017 as an overlay to area code 518 to address number exhaustion in the eastern Upstate New York region, including the Capital District.
Area code 838 was introduced in 2017 as an overlay to area code 518 to address number exhaustion in the eastern Upstate New York region, including the Capital District.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 2016
§ 04.05Event Summary
relief planned · 2mandatory dialing · 1permissive dialing · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 6 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
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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