What is what area code is 838?

Area code 838 is an overlay area code that was created to provide an additional numbering option for the area served by area code 518 in upstate New York. The 838 area code was implemented on August 19, 2017 and covers the same geographic region as the 518 area code. This includes cities such as Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs, and Glens Falls. The overlay was necessary due to the increasing demand for phone numbers in the region. Callers in the 838 area code are required to dial the full ten-digit phone number, including the area code, for all calls within and between the 838 and 518 area codes.