Area code 838 — New York
Area code 838 is in New York and serves Albany, Schenectady, Plattsburgh, Saranac Lake. Time zone, overlays, counties and ZIP codes.
| Location | New York (Albany, Schenectady, Plattsburgh, Saranac Lake, Lake George, Westport, and most of northeastern New York) |
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| Main places | Albany, Schenectady, Plattsburgh, Saranac Lake, Lake George, Westport |
| State | New York |
| Status | In service · since 2017 |
| Time zone | Eastern · |
| Overlay codes | 518 Overlays share the same area. Local calls usually need 10-digit dialing. |
| Local dialing | 10 digits |
History
- Overlaid on 518
Counties (approximate)
AlbanyAlbany CountyClinton CountyColumbiaColumbia CountyEssexEssex CountyFranklinFranklin CountyFulton CountyGreene CountyHamilton CountyMontgomeryMontgomery CountyOtsego CountyRensselaerRensselaer CountySaratoga CountySchenectadySchenectady CountySchoharieSchoharie CountySt. LawrenceSt. Lawrence CountyWarren CountyWashingtonWashington County
ZIP codes in area code 838
Approximate: area code boundaries follow telephone rate centers, not ZIP codes.
12007 Alcove12008 Alplaus12009 Altamont12010 Amsterdam12015 Athens12016 Auriesville12017 Austerlitz12018 Averill Park12019 Ballston Lake12020 Ballston Spa12022 Berlin12023 Berne12024 Brainard12025 Broadalbin12027 Burnt Hills12028 Buskirk12029 Canaan12031 Carlisle12033 Castleton On Hudson12035 Central Bridge12036 Charlotteville12037 Chatham12040 Cherry Plain12041 Clarksville12042 Climax12043 Cobleskill12045 Coeymans12046 Coeymans Hollow12047 Cohoes12050 Columbiaville12051 Coxsackie12052 Cropseyville12053 Delanson12054 Delmar12055 Dormansville12056 Duanesburg12057 Eagle Bridge12058 Earlton12059 East Berne12060 East Chatham
Format a 838 number
US numbers are written as (838) 555-0123 or 838-555-0123. From outside the US, dial +1 838 555 0123.
Is a call from 838 a scam?
An area code only tells you where a number was assigned. Caller ID can be faked (“spoofed”), so do not trust a call just because the area code looks local. Never share codes or payment details with unexpected callers.
Sources: NANPA via NumberResearch.org (CC BY 4.0); place names and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). See data sources.