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838 Area Code

State:New York
Major City:Albany
Timezone:Eastern
Current Time:

History of area code 838

838 was first put in service September 19, 2017. It was created from area code 518.

Where is area code 838

Area code 838 is located in northeastern New York and covers Albany, Schenectady, and Troy. It is an overlay for area code 518 and serves the same area.

What time zone is area code 838?

The 838 area code is located in the Eastern timezone. The Eastern time zone is also known as America/New_York

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Top 17 Counties in Area Code 838

CountyTotal Population% of 838% of County
Albany, NY304,2044%100%
Saratoga, NY219,6076%100%
Rensselaer, NY159,4295%100%
Schenectady, NY154,7272%100%
Clinton, NY82,1288%100%
Warren, NY65,7077%100%
Washington, NY63,2166%100%
Columbia, NY63,0965%99%
Franklin, NY51,59913%100%
Montgomery, NY50,2193%100%
Fulton, NY55,5313%81%
Greene, NY49,2214%90%
Essex, NY39,37014%100%
Schoharie, NY32,7494%84%
Dutchess, NY297,4881%9%
St. Lawrence, NY111,9443%14%
Hamilton, NY4,83613%99%

Top 50 Cities in Area Code 838

CityTotal Population% of 838% of City
Albany, NY97,8560%100%
Schenectady, NY66,1350%100%
Troy, NY50,1290%100%
Saratoga Springs, NY26,5860%100%
Rotterdam, NY20,6520%100%
Plattsburgh, NY19,9890%100%
Amsterdam, NY18,6200%100%
Cohoes, NY16,1680%100%
Gloversville, NY15,6650%100%
Glens Falls, NY14,7000%100%
Watervliet, NY10,2540%100%
Rensselaer, NY9,3920%100%
Johnstown, NY8,7430%100%
Glens Falls North, NY8,4430%100%
Colonie, NY7,7930%100%
Scotia, NY7,7290%100%
Westmere, NY7,2840%100%
Hudson Falls, NY7,2810%100%
West Glens Falls, NY7,0710%100%
Hudson, NY6,7130%100%
East Glenville, NY6,6160%100%
Malone, NY5,9110%100%
Ballston Spa, NY5,4090%100%
Saranac Lake, NY5,4060%100%
Mechanicville, NY5,1960%100%
Niskayuna, NY4,8590%100%
Cobleskill, NY4,6780%100%
East Greenbush, NY4,4870%100%
Catskill, NY4,0810%100%
Menands, NY3,9900%100%
Dannemora, NY3,9360%100%
Tupper Lake, NY3,6670%100%
South Glens Falls, NY3,5180%100%
Hoosick Falls, NY3,5010%100%
Ticonderoga, NY3,3820%100%
Fort Edward, NY3,3750%100%
Wynantskill, NY3,2760%100%
Ravena, NY3,2680%100%
Warrensburg, NY3,1030%100%
Milton, NY3,0870%100%
Coxsackie, NY2,8130%100%
Voorheesville, NY2,7890%100%
West Sand Lake, NY2,6600%100%
Green Island, NY2,6200%100%
Whitehall, NY2,6140%100%
Corinth, NY2,5590%100%
Granville, NY2,5430%100%
Lake Placid, NY2,5210%100%
Hampton Manor, NY2,4170%100%
Fort Plain, NY2,3220%100%

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Prefixes in area code838

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