The 518 area code long associated with the Capital Region and upper Hudson Valley may be changing in the next couple of years. A series of public hearings will be held over the next two weeks by the ...

PLATTSBURGH — Residential, business and wireless customers within the 518 area code are being advised to prepare for new phone dialing requirements coming this year. In September 2016, the New York ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The days of 7-digit dialing are coming to an end in eastern New York's 518 area code region. The state Public Service Commission has approved an area code "overlay" in the ...

Cell phone companies are urging their customers to add the 518 area code to the phone numbers in their wireless device contact lists as soon as possible. Starting Aug. 20, local residents will have to ...