Area code 418/581

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Area code 418 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 will become exhausted by 2008 and a new area code is being implemented in the form of an overlay ^[1]. The new area code is 581.

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

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

[edit] Places that use this area code

• Quebec City
• Saguenay
• Matane
• Mont-Joli
• Rimouski
• Ste-Blandine
• St-Narcisse
• Mont-Lebel
• Bic
• Sept-Îles
• Fermont
• Blanc-Sablon
• Schefferville
• Magdalen Islands
• Thetford Mines

Province of Quebec area codes: 418, 438, 450, 514, 581, 819
	North: 819
West: 819	Area code 418/581	East: 506, 709
	South: 207, 506
State of Maine area code: 207
Province of New Brunswick Area code: 506

[edit] See also

• List of NANP area codes
• CNA exchange list for area +1-418
• Telecom archives
• Area Code 418 relief activies

[edit] References