Area codes 418 and 581

Area codes 418 and 581

Area code 418/581 is a telephone area code in the Canadian province of Quebec, encompassing the eastern portion of the province. When created in 1947, its boundaries were depicted as generally the eastern half of Quebec, but in 1957, northwestern Quebec was added; the area code attained its present boundaries in the late 1970s. Area code 418 has become exhausted in 2008 and a new area code has been implemented in the form of an overlay [http://www.cnac.ca/npa_codes/relief/418/documents/NPA_418_RIP_21_Jun_07.doc] . The new area code is 581.

Communities served by the 418/581 area code include Quebec City, Saguenay, Rivière-du-Loup and the Gaspé Peninsula and Côte-Nord regions. 418/581 also serves the tiny hamlet of Estcourt Station, in the US state of Maine.

The incumbent local exchange carriers in 418/581 are Bell Canada,Telus (formerly Quebec-Telephone) and Vidéotron , plus some independent companies.

ee also

*List of NANP area codes

External links

* [http://www.cnac.ca/data/ac418.htm CNA exchange list for area +1-418]
* [http://www.cnac.ca/data/ac581.htm CNA exchange list for area +1-581]
* [http://mirror.lcs.mit.edu/telecom-archives/archives/history/56th-anniversary-areacodes Telecom archives]
* [http://www.cnac.ca/npa_codes/relief/418/relief_418.htm Area Code 418 relief activies]
* [http://www.cnac.ca/npa_codes/npa_map.htm Area Code Map of Canada]

References

Area Code Box 2|State=QC
This=Area code 418/581| N=709, 819
S=207, 506
E=506, 709
W=819
S1=ME|S2=NB


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