Area Code Overview

Area code 838 is a geographic telephone area code in New York that went into service on September 19, 2017. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,306,130.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

Area Code: 838
State: New York
Type: General Purpose Code
In Service Date: September 19, 2017
Overlay Complex: 518/838
Local Dialing Plan: This area does require you to dial the area code when calling locally.

Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 838

This area code is ranked 304th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 17th out of 21.

1,508,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 838

Total assigned 1,508,000

Wireless

357,000 assigned

23.67%

Wireline and VoIP

740,000 assigned

49.07%

Other / Unclassified

411,000 assigned

27.25%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 838

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 357,000

Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.

AT&T Wireless 174,000 (48.74%)

Verizon Wireless 95,000 (26.61%)

T-Mobile 76,000 (21.29%)

LTE WIRELESS INC D/B/A LTE WIRELESS - NY 10,000 (2.80%)

Optimum Mobile 2,000 (0.56%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 838

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 740,000

Onvoy 314,000 (42.43%)

Spectrum 168,000 (22.70%)

Commio 73,000 (9.86%)

Peerless Network 44,000 (5.95%)

Bandwidth 43,000 (5.81%)

Telnyx 38,000 (5.14%)

Lumen 14,000 (1.89%)

TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 14,000 (1.89%)

Vonage 11,000 (1.49%)

MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 6,000 (0.81%)

NUSO 6,000 (0.81%)

AT&T 2,000 (0.27%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 838

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 411,000

IP HORIZON LLC 113,000 (27.49%)

RIGHT CALL LLC 90,000 (21.90%)

PEERING HUB, INC. - NY 59,000 (14.36%)

CORETEL NEW YORK, INC. - NY 54,000 (13.14%)

FRACTEL, LLC 31,000 (7.54%)

TC SYSTEMS, INC. - NY 18,000 (4.38%)

SLIC NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC. - NY 10,000 (2.43%)

TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 10,000 (2.43%)

YORKSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS LLC 5,000 (1.22%)

HD CARRIER LLC 4,000 (0.97%)

GREENWAY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 3,000 (0.73%)

BLUEBIRD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NY 2,000 (0.49%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 838

Albany, New York Altamont, New York Amsterdam, New York Argyle, New York Athens, New York Au Sable Forks, New York Averill Park, New York Ballston Spa, New York Berlin, New York Berne, New York Bolton Landing, New York Brainardsville, New York Bramanville, New York Broadalbin, New York Cairo, New York Cambridge, New York Canaan, New York Canajoharie, New York Caroga Lake, New York Castleton On Hudson, New York Catskill, New York Central Bridge, New York Champlain, New York Chateaugay, New York Chatham, New York Chazy, New York Chestertown, New York Clarksville, New York Claverack, New York Cobleskill, New York Colonie, New York Copake, New York Corinth, New York Coxsackie, New York Crown Point, New York Dannemora, New York Delanson, New York Elizabethtown, New York Esperance, New York Fonda, New York Fort Ann, New York Fort Covington, New York Fort Plain, New York Freehold, New York Galway, New York Germantown, New York Glen, New York Glens Falls, New York Gloversville, New York Granville, New York Greenfield Center, New York Greenville, New York Greenwich, New York Hague, New York Hampton, New York Hartford, New York Hillsdale, New York Hoosick Falls, New York Hudson, New York Hunter, New York Indian Lake, New York Johnstown, New York Jonesville, New York Kattskill Bay, New York Keene, New York Keeseville, New York Kinderhook, New York Lake George, New York Lake Luzerne, New York Lake Placid, New York Lake Pleasant, New York Lexington, New York Long Lake, New York Malone, New York Mariaville, New York Mayfield, New York Mechanicville, New York Middleburgh, New York Millerton, New York Mineville, New York Moira, New York Mooers, New York Nassau, New York Newcomb, New York North Creek, New York Northville, New York Oak Hill, New York Palenville, New York Paul Smiths, New York Peru, New York Philmont, New York Pine Plains, New York Pittstown, New York Plattsburgh, New York Port Henry, New York Prattsville, New York Putnam, New York Ravena, New York Richmondville, New York Rotterdam Junction, New York Round Lake, New York Rouses Point, New York Saint Johnsville, New York Saint Regis Falls, New York Salem, New York Saranac Lake, New York Saranac, New York Saratoga Springs, New York Schenectady, New York Schroon Lake, New York Schuylerville, New York Sharon Springs, New York Stephentown, New York Summit, New York Tannersville, New York Ticonderoga, New York Tribes Hill, New York Troy, New York Tupper Lake, New York Valley Falls, New York Voorheesville, New York Warrensburg, New York Wells, New York West Chazy, New York West Lebanon, New York Westerlo, New York Westport, New York Whitehall, New York Willsboro, New York Wilmington, New York Windham, New York

These geographic regions are also served by area code 518.

How These Figures Were Built

These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 838, not live customer counts.

Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.

They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.

Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.

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