- Area codes 418 and 581
Area code 418/581 is a
telephone area code in the Canadian province ofQuebec , 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 theGaspé Peninsula andCôte-Nord regions. 418/581 also serves the tiny hamlet of Estcourt Station, in theUS state ofMaine .The incumbent local exchange carriers in 418/581 are
Bell Canada ,Telus (formerly Quebec-Telephone) andVidéotron , plus some independent companies.ee also
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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
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