- Area code 318
Area code 318 is a
telephone area code that covers the central and northern parts ofLouisiana . The area code was split off in 1957 from the original 504 area code, which had previously covered the entire state.Originally, 318 stretched from the
Gulf of Mexico north to the border withArkansas . However the southern portion of the "original" 318 area code split off intoarea code 337 in 1999/2000.Cities in the 318 Area Code
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Shreveport, Louisiana
*Monroe, Louisiana
*Alexandria, Louisiana
*Fisher, Louisiana
*Tallulah, Louisiana
*Rosefield, Louisiana
*Bossier City, Louisiana
*Natchitoches, Louisiana
*Ruston, Louisiana
*Vidalia, Louisiana
*Ferriday, Louisiana
*Winnfield, Louisiana From 1951 to 1953, 318 was temporarily used for San Francisco, which was restored to the 415 area code after new switching equipment was installed that could distinguish San Francisco and Oakland by central office code, and route on trunks terminating in the desired city.External links
* [http://www.nanpa.com/area_code_maps/display.html?la NANPA: Louisiana area code map]
ee also
Area Code Box 3|State=LA
This= area code 318| N= 870
S= 225, 337
E= 601/769, 662
W= 409, 430/903, 936
S1=AR | S2=MS | S3=TX
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