Area Code 838
Area code 838 is in New York, USA , spanning 17 counties and serving 317 cities, including Albany, Saratoga Springs or Plattsburgh; it currently uses 201 prefixes, assigned from 838-200-XXXX through 838-999-XXXX.
In service since September 19, 2017, area code 838 is an overlay Numbering Plan Area, part of overlay complex 518/838.
The current local time is .
For exact NPA boundaries see official 838 area code map
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Locate any 838-NXX prefix:
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 838-200 | Albany | 8/2/2017 |
| 838-201 | Hoosick Falls | 2/20/2018 |
| 838-202 | Albany | 10/25/2018 |
| 838-203 | Schenectady | 11/26/2018 |
| 838-204 | Hampton | 5/28/2020 |
| 838-205 | Valley Falls | 12/19/2018 |
| 838-206 | Claverack | 2/15/2019 |
| 838-207 | Albany | 2/21/2019 |
| 838-208 | Copake | 3/19/2019 |
| 838-209 | Claverack | 4/2/2019 |
| 838-210 | Millerton | 6/13/2019 |
| 838-212 | Albany | 11/5/2019 |
| 838-213 | Glens Falls | N/A |
| 838-214 | Amsterdam | 11/5/2019 |
| 838-215 | Catskill | 11/5/2019 |
| 838-216 | Albany | 4/13/2020 |
| 838-217 | Albany | 7/17/2020 |
| 838-218 | Albany | 9/8/2020 |
| 838-219 | Kinderhook | 5/28/2019 |
| 838-220 | Colonie | 11/5/2019 |
| 838-221 | Albany | 9/28/2020 |
| 838-222 | Port Henry | 9/6/2017 |
| 838-223 | Westport | 11/30/2018 |
| 838-224 | Wells | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-225 | Hudson | 11/5/2019 |
| 838-226 | Keeseville | 10/23/2020 |
| 838-227 | Central Bridge | 11/12/2020 |
| 838-228 | Windham | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-229 | Argyle | 12/3/2020 |
| 838-230 | Middleburgh | 11/5/2019 |
| 838-231 | Colonie | 1/6/2021 |
| 838-232 | Schenectady | 10/10/2022 |
| 838-233 | Saranac Lake | 3/18/2021 |
| 838-234 | Altamont | 1/26/2021 |
| 838-235 | Lexington | 4/2/2021 |
| 838-236 | Richmondville | 4/2/2021 |
| 838-237 | Ticonderoga | 4/2/2021 |
| 838-238 | Rotterdam Junction | 11/5/2019 |
| 838-239 | Tribes Hill | 4/2/2021 |
| 838-240 | Troy | 4/2/2021 |
| 838-241 | West Lebanon | 4/2/2021 |
| 838-242 | Warrensburg | 4/2/2021 |
| 838-243 | Westerlo | 4/2/2021 |
| 838-244 | Oak Hill | 4/13/2021 |
| 838-245 | Schenectady | 5/5/2021 |
| 838-246 | Cairo | 5/5/2021 |
| 838-247 | Ellenburg Depot | 2/23/2021 |
| 838-248 | Cobleskill | 5/25/2021 |
| 838-249 | Gloversville | 5/25/2021 |
| 838-250 | Albany | 8/11/2021 |
| 838-251 | Schenectady | 11/17/2021 |
| 838-252 | Palenville | 6/17/2021 |
| 838-253 | Paul Smiths | 6/17/2021 |
| 838-254 | Saranac | 6/17/2021 |
| 838-255 | Tupper Lake | 6/23/2021 |
| 838-256 | Lake Pleasant | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-257 | Athens | 8/10/2022 |
| 838-258 | Freehold | 10/5/2021 |
| 838-259 | Amsterdam | 11/3/2022 |
| 838-260 | Johnstown | 11/16/2022 |
| 838-261 | Albany | 12/30/2022 |
| 838-262 | Troy | 10/18/2021 |
| 838-263 | Valley Falls | 10/6/2021 |
| 838-264 | Windham | 10/6/2021 |
| 838-265 | Albany | 02/10/2023 |
| 838-266 | Johnstown | 03/03/2023 |
| 838-267 | Albany | 03/23/2023 |
| 838-268 | Colonie | 04/05/2023 |
| 838-269 | Schenectady | 04/05/2023 |
| 838-270 | Troy | 04/19/2023 |
| 838-271 | Schroon Lake | 06/26/2023 |
| 838-272 | Mechanicville | 06/26/2023 |
| 838-273 | Hudson | 06/26/2023 |
| 838-274 | Johnstown | 08/07/2023 |
| 838-275 | Fort Ann | 08/07/2023 |
| 838-276 | Galway | 08/07/2023 |
| 838-277 | Kattskill Bay | 12/22/2021 |
| 838-278 | Schuylerville | 08/22/2023 |
| 838-279 | Richmondville | 09/29/2023 |
| 838-280 | Albany | 10/17/2023 |
| 838-281 | Troy | 09/17/2024 |
| 838-282 | Lyon Mountain | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-283 | Voorheesville | 06/26/2023 |
| 838-284 | Albany | 04/01/2024 |
| 838-285 | Malone | 04/10/2024 |
| 838-286 | Saratoga Springs | 04/29/2024 |
| 838-287 | Ballston Spa | 05/28/2024 |
| 838-288 | Sharon Springs | 3/14/2018 |
| 838-289 | Schenectady | 05/31/2024 |
| 838-290 | Colonie | 07/01/2024 |
| 838-291 | Albany | 07/30/2024 |
| 838-292 | Albany | 09/24/2024 |
| 838-293 | Central Bridge | 11/12/2024 |
| 838-294 | Hudson | 11/18/2024 |
| 838-299 | Hillsdale | 2/2/2021 |
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 838-300 | Tupper Lake | 9/5/2017 |
| 838-322 | Sharon Springs | 5/6/2021 |
| 838-328 | Putnam | 5/6/2021 |
| 838-330 | Fort Plain | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-331 | Fort Covington | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-332 | Glens Falls | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-333 | Albany | 8/31/2017 |
| 838-334 | Greenwich | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-335 | Hartford | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-336 | Palenville | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-337 | Hoosick Falls | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-338 | Schenectady | 11/5/2019 |
| 838-339 | Johnstown | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-345 | Argyle | 1/26/2021 |
| 838-348 | Athens | 2/2/2021 |
| 838-356 | Averill Park | 1/26/2021 |
| 838-368 | Malone | 2/22/2022 |
| 838-372 | Greenville | 1/13/2022 |
| 838-377 | Prattsville | 12/22/2021 |
| 838-380 | Lake George | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-381 | Lake Placid | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-383 | Amsterdam | 1/4/2021 |
| 838-384 | Castleton | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-385 | Mineville | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-386 | Troy | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-387 | Moira | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-388 | Berne | 12/31/2020 |
| 838-399 | Granville | 1/26/2021 |
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 838-400 | Round Lake | 12/3/2020 |
| 838-433 | Albany | 9/10/2021 |
| 838-435 | Claverack | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-438 | Salem | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-440 | Whitehall | 5/6/2021 |
| 838-444 | Hague | 9/5/2017 |
| 838-448 | Keene | 4/7/2021 |
| 838-465 | Au Sable Forks | 1/26/2021 |
| 838-468 | Whitehall | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-481 | Malone | 7/21/2020 |
| 838-488 | Fort Covington | 2/2/2021 |
| 838-499 | Canaan | 2/2/2021 |
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 838-600 | Hoosick Falls | 1/4/2021 |
| 838-638 | Mariaville | 4/7/2021 |
| 838-639 | Delanson | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-666 | Esperance | 9/5/2017 |
| 838-667 | Hudson | 8/10/2021 |
| 838-668 | Cambridge | 3/30/2021 |
| 838-677 | Colonie | 2/2/2021 |
| 838-688 | Broadalbin | 2/2/2021 |
| 838-697 | Broadalbin | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-699 | Brainardsville | 2/2/2021 |
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 838-722 | Glens Falls | 3/15/2022 |
| 838-723 | Schenectady | 1/24/2022 |
| 838-732 | Greenwich | 4/1/2021 |
| 838-733 | Jonesville | 3/30/2021 |
| 838-738 | Philmont | 4/7/2021 |
| 838-746 | Saratoga Springs | 1/13/2022 |
| 838-758 | Berlin | 2/2/2021 |
| 838-766 | Warrensburg | 2/15/2019 |
| 838-777 | Philmont | 10/9/2017 |
| 838-786 | Cairo | 2/2/2021 |
| 838-788 | Berne | 2/2/2021 |
| 838-789 | Canajoharie | 2/2/2021 |
| 838-799 | Blue Mountain Lake | 2/2/2021 |
| NPANXX | Area Served1 | Date2 |
|---|---|---|
| 838-800 | Saranac | 8/31/2017 |
| 838-830 | Esperance | 1/6/2021 |
| 838-831 | Elizabethtown | 1/6/2021 |
| 838-832 | Dannemora | 1/6/2021 |
| 838-833 | South Bethlehem | 1/4/2021 |
| 838-834 | Clarksville | 1/6/2021 |
| 838-835 | Chateaugay | 1/6/2021 |
| 838-836 | Catskill | 1/6/2021 |
| 838-837 | Blue Mountain Lake | 12/31/2020 |
| 838-838 | Troy | 10/11/2022 |
| 838-839 | Albany | 1/16/2019 |
| 838-842 | Germantown | 2/14/2019 |
| 838-848 | Fort Ann | 3/30/2021 |
| 838-858 | Hague | 3/30/2021 |
| 838-866 | St Regis Falls | 12/22/2021 |
| 838-868 | Hampton | 3/30/2021 |
| 838-877 | Hudson | 12/7/2020 |
| 838-878 | Salem | 5/6/2021 |
| 838-881 | North Creek | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-882 | Oak Hill | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-883 | Castleton | 12/31/2020 |
| 838-884 | Pittstown | 1/7/2021 |
| 838-888 | Hoosick Falls | 7/20/2017 |
| 838-895 | Albany | 8/14/2020 |
| 838-899 | Greenfield Center | 4/1/2021 |
- For 'Area served' we list the rate center. In the North American Numbering Plan a rate center is a geographic area used to determine local calling boundaries for billing purposes. Its name is generally a locality, often not the only one served by an NPA-NXX combination.
- Assignment date. N/A - mostly central office codes assigned before 2001.
- NXX prefixes last updated: November 22, 2024
Cities in area code 838
| City1 | County | Time Zone2 |
|---|---|---|
| Acra | Greene | E |
| Adirondack | Warren | E |
| Albany | Albany | E |
| Alcove | Albany | E |
| Alplaus | Schenectady | E |
| Altamont | Albany | E |
| Altona | Clinton | E |
| Amsterdam | Montgomery | E |
| Ancram | Columbia | E |
| Ancramdale | Columbia | E |
| Argyle | Washington | E |
| Ashland | Greene | E |
| Athens | Greene | E |
| Athol | Warren | E |
| Au Sable Forks | Clinton | E |
| Auriesville | Montgomery | E |
| Austerlitz | Columbia | E |
| Averill Park | Rensselaer | E |
| Bakers Mills | Warren | E |
| Ballston Lake | Saratoga | E |
| Ballston Spa | Saratoga | E |
| Berlin | Rensselaer | E |
| Berne | Albany | E |
| Bloomingdale | Essex | E |
| Blue Mountain Lake | Hamilton | E |
| Bolton Landing | Warren | E |
| Bombay | Franklin | E |
| Brainard | Rensselaer | E |
| Brainardsville | Franklin | E |
| Brant Lake | Warren | E |
| Broadalbin | Fulton | E |
| Brushton | Franklin | E |
| Burke | Franklin | E |
| Burnt Hills | Saratoga | E |
| Buskirk | Rensselaer | E |
| Cadyville | Clinton | E |
| Cairo | Greene | E |
| Cambridge | Washington | E |
| Canaan | Columbia | E |
| Canajoharie | Montgomery | E |
| Carlisle | Schoharie | E |
| Caroga Lake | Fulton | E |
| Castleton-on-Hudson | Rensselaer | E |
| Catskill | Greene | E |
| Central Bridge | Schoharie | E |
| Champlain | Clinton | E |
| Chateaugay | Franklin | E |
| Chatham | Columbia | E |
| Chazy | Clinton | E |
| Cherry Plain | Rensselaer | E |
| Chestertown | Warren | E |
| Childwold | St Lawrence | E |
| Churubusco | Clinton | E |
| Clarksville | Albany | E |
| Claverack | Columbia | E |
| Clemons | Washington | E |
| Cleverdale | Warren | E |
| Clifton Park | Saratoga | E |
| Climax | Greene | E |
| Cobleskill | Schoharie | E |
| Coeymans | Albany | E |
| Coeymans Hollow | Albany | E |
| Cohoes | Albany | E |
| Colonie | Albany | E |
| Columbiaville | Columbia | E |
| Comstock | Washington | E |
| Constable | Franklin | E |
| Copake | Columbia | E |
| Copake Falls | Columbia | E |
| Corinth | Saratoga | E |
| Cornwallville | Greene | E |
| Cossayuna | Washington | E |
| Coxsackie | Greene | E |
| Craryville | Columbia | E |
| Cropseyville | Rensselaer | E |
| Crown Point | Essex | E |
| Dannemora | Clinton | E |
| Delanson | Schenectady | E |
| Delmar | Albany | E |
| Diamond Point | Warren | E |
| Dickinson Center | Franklin | E |
| Dormansville | Albany | E |
| Duanesburg | Schenectady | E |
| Durham | Greene | E |
| Eagle Bridge | Rensselaer | E |
| Earlton | Greene | E |
| East Berne | Albany | E |
| East Chatham | Columbia | E |
| East Durham | Greene | E |
| East Greenbush | Rensselaer | E |
| East Jewett | Greene | E |
| East Nassau | Columbia | E |
| East Schodack | Rensselaer | E |
| Elizabethtown | Essex | E |
| Elka Park | Greene | E |
| Ellenburg | Clinton | E |
| Ellenburg Center | Clinton | E |
| Ellenburg Depot | Clinton | E |
| Esperance | Montgomery | E |
| Essex | Essex | E |
| Feura Bush | Albany | E |
| Fonda | Montgomery | E |
| Fort Ann | Washington | E |
| Fort Covington | Franklin | E |
| Fort Edward | Washington | E |
| Fort Hunter | Montgomery | E |
| Fort Johnson | Montgomery | E |
| Fort Plain | Montgomery | E |
| Freehold | Greene | E |
| Fultonham | Schoharie | E |
| Fultonville | Montgomery | E |
| Gabriels | Franklin | E |
| Gallupville | Schoharie | E |
| Galway | Saratoga | E |
| Gansevoort | Saratoga | E |
| Germantown | Columbia | E |
| Ghent | Columbia | E |
| Glenmont | Albany | E |
| Glens Falls | Warren | E |
| Gloversville | Fulton | E |
| Grafton | Rensselaer | E |
| Granville | Washington | E |
| Greenfield Center | Saratoga | E |
| Greenville | Greene | E |
| Greenwich | Washington | E |
| Guilderland | Albany | E |
| Guilderland Center | Albany | E |
| Hadley | Saratoga | E |
| Hagaman | Montgomery | E |
| Hague | Warren | E |
| Haines Falls | Greene | E |
| Hampton | Washington | E |
| Hannacroix | Greene | E |
| Hartford | Washington | E |
| Hensonville | Greene | E |
| Hillsdale | Columbia | E |
| Hogansburg | Franklin | E |
| Hollowville | Columbia | E |
| Hoosick | Rensselaer | E |
| Hoosick Falls | Rensselaer | E |
| Howes Cave | Schoharie | E |
| Hudson | Columbia | E |
| Hudson Falls | Washington | E |
| Huletts Landing | Washington | E |
| Hunter | Greene | E |
| Indian Lake | Hamilton | E |
| Jay | Essex | E |
| Jewett | Greene | E |
| Johnsburg | Warren | E |
| Johnsonville | Rensselaer | E |
| Johnstown | Fulton | E |
| Kattskill Bay | Warren | E |
| Keene | Essex | E |
| Keene Valley | Essex | E |
| Keeseville | Clinton | E |
| Kinderhook | Columbia | E |
| Knox | Albany | E |
| Lake Clear | Franklin | E |
| Lake George | Warren | E |
| Lake Luzerne | Warren | E |
| Lake Placid | Essex | E |
| Lake Pleasant | Hamilton | E |
| Latham | Albany | E |
| Leeds | Greene | E |
| Lewis | Essex | E |
| Lexington | Greene | E |
| Livingston | Columbia | E |
| Long Lake | Hamilton | E |
| Lyon Mountain | Clinton | E |
| Malden Bridge | Columbia | E |
| Malone | Franklin | E |
| Maplecrest | Greene | E |
| Mayfield | Fulton | E |
| Mechanicville | Saratoga | E |
| Medusa | Albany | E |
| Mellenville | Columbia | E |
| Melrose | Rensselaer | E |
| Middle Falls | Washington | E |
| Middle Granville | Washington | E |
| Middle Grove | Saratoga | E |
| Middleburgh | Schoharie | E |
| Millerton | Dutchess | E |
| Minerva | Essex | E |
| Mineville | Essex | E |
| Moira | Franklin | E |
| Mooers | Clinton | E |
| Mooers Forks | Clinton | E |
| Moriah | Essex | E |
| Moriah Center | Essex | E |
| Morrisonville | Clinton | E |
| Nassau | Rensselaer | E |
| Nelliston | Montgomery | E |
| New Baltimore | Greene | E |
| New Lebanon | Columbia | E |
| New Russia | Essex | E |
| Newcomb | Essex | E |
| Newtonville | Albany | E |
| Niverville | Columbia | E |
| North Bangor | Franklin | E |
| North Blenheim | Schoharie | E |
| North Chatham | Columbia | E |
| North Creek | Warren | E |
| North Granville | Washington | E |
| North Hoosick | Rensselaer | E |
| North Hudson | Essex | E |
| North River | Warren | E |
| Northville | Fulton | E |
| Oak Hill | Greene | E |
| Old Chatham | Columbia | E |
| Olmstedville | Essex | E |
| Owls Head | Franklin | E |
| Palatine Bridge | Montgomery | E |
| Palenville | Greene | E |
| Paradox | Essex | E |
| Pattersonville | Schenectady | E |
| Paul Smiths | Franklin | E |
| Peru | Clinton | E |
| Petersburg | Rensselaer | E |
| Philmont | Columbia | E |
| Piercefield | St Lawrence | E |
| Pine Plains | Dutchess | E |
| Piseco | Hamilton | E |
| Plattsburgh | Clinton | E |
| Poestenkill | Rensselaer | E |
| Port Henry | Essex | E |
| Port Kent | Essex | E |
| Porter Corners | Saratoga | E |
| Pottersville | Warren | E |
| Prattsville | Greene | E |
| Preston Hollow | Albany | E |
| Purling | Greene | E |
| Putnam Station | Washington | E |
| Quaker Street | Schenectady | E |
| Queensbury | Warren | E |
| Rainbow Lake | Franklin | E |
| Ravena | Albany | E |
| Ray Brook | Essex | E |
| Redford | Clinton | E |
| Rensselaer | Rensselaer | E |
| Rensselaerville | Albany | E |
| Rexford | Saratoga | E |
| Richmondville | Schoharie | E |
| Riparius | Warren | E |
| Rock City Falls | Saratoga | E |
| Rotterdam Junction | Schenectady | E |
| Round Lake | Saratoga | E |
| Round Top | Greene | E |
| Rouses Point | Clinton | E |
| Sabael | Hamilton | E |
| Salem | Washington | E |
| Sand Lake | Rensselaer | E |
| Saranac | Clinton | E |
| Saranac Lake | Franklin | E |
| Saratoga Springs | Saratoga | E |
| Schaghticoke | Rensselaer | E |
| Schenectady | Schenectady | E |
| Schodack Landing | Rensselaer | E |
| Schoharie | Schoharie | E |
| Schroon Lake | Essex | E |
| Schuyler Falls | Clinton | E |
| Schuylerville | Saratoga | E |
| Selkirk | Albany | E |
| Severance | Essex | E |
| Sharon Springs | Schoharie | E |
| Shushan | Washington | E |
| Silver Bay | Warren | E |
| Slingerlands | Albany | E |
| Sloansville | Schoharie | E |
| South Bethlehem | Albany | E |
| South Cairo | Greene | E |
| South Glens Falls | Saratoga | E |
| Speculator | Hamilton | E |
| Spencertown | Columbia | E |
| Sprakers | Montgomery | E |
| St Johnsville | Montgomery | E |
| St Regis Falls | Franklin | E |
| Stephentown | Rensselaer | E |
| Stillwater | Saratoga | E |
| Stony Creek | Warren | E |
| Stottville | Columbia | E |
| Stuyvesant | Columbia | E |
| Stuyvesant Falls | Columbia | E |
| Summit | Schoharie | E |
| Surprise | Greene | E |
| Tannersville | Greene | E |
| Ticonderoga | Essex | E |
| Tribes Hill | Montgomery | E |
| Troy | Albany | E |
| Tupper Lake | Franklin | E |
| Upper Jay | Essex | E |
| Valatie | Columbia | E |
| Valley Falls | Rensselaer | E |
| Vermontville | Franklin | E |
| Victory Mills | Saratoga | E |
| Voorheesville | Albany | E |
| Warnerville | Schoharie | E |
| Warrensburg | Warren | E |
| Waterford | Saratoga | E |
| Watervliet | Albany | E |
| Wells | Hamilton | E |
| West Chazy | Clinton | E |
| West Copake | Columbia | E |
| West Coxsackie | Greene | E |
| West Fulton | Schoharie | E |
| West Kill | Greene | E |
| West Lebanon | Columbia | E |
| West Sand Lake | Rensselaer | E |
| Westerlo | Albany | E |
| Westport | Essex | E |
| Wevertown | Warren | E |
| Whippleville | Franklin | E |
| Whitehall | Washington | E |
| Willsboro | Essex | E |
| Wilmington | Essex | E |
| Windham | Greene | E |
| Witherbee | Essex | E |
| Wynantskill | Rensselaer | E |
- Listed above are most places served by USA area code 838. When multiple places in a US state share the same name we list the largest one only. Cities with population over 50,000 are displayed in bold text.
- E stands for Eastern Time (currently ).