Area code 518

The red area is area code 518; the blue area is the rest of New York State.

Area code 518 is a telephone area code in eastern upstate New York, established as one of the original area codes in 1947. It is the largest area code (in size) in the state, extending from the eastern Mohawk Valley to east of Albany and from the Canadian border to the upper Hudson Valley. The boundary of the New York City and Albany metropolitan areas is sometimes said to fall along the 845 and 518 lines.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Communities served by this area code

State of New York Area Codes: 212, 315, 347, 516, 518, 585, 607, 631, 646, 716, 718, 845, 914, 917
	North: 450, 613, 819
West: 315, 607	area code 518	East: 413, 802, 860
	South: 845
State of Connecticut Area Codes: 203, 860
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Area Codes: 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
Province of Ontario area codes: 226, 289, 416, 519, 613, 647, 705, 807, 905
Province of Quebec area codes: 418, 438, 450, 514, 581, 819
State of Vermont Area Code: 802