518 area code: where it is and which numbers are reported
518 covers Albany, Schenectady and Troy in New York. 1,532 numbers in it drew 1,615 complaints between Oct 2, 2025 and Oct 31, 2026.
About area code 518
LocationNew York
Main citiesAlbany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs
Local time now
Time zoneEastern
In service since1947
Shares its area with838
Numbers reported1,532
Complaints1,615
Most reported asDebt reduction, other, prerecorded calls
Reported 518 numbers
Most reported first. A number links to its own page once it has complaints from two or more days.
(518) 583-9048 14 complaints Debt reductionlast Oct 31, 2026
(518) 617-3308 11 complaints Otherlast Jul 29, 2026
(518) 805-1558 6 complaints Prerecorded callslast Oct 20, 2026
(518) 488-8844 4 complaints Callslast Oct 5, 2026
(518) 217-6935 3 complaints Textslast Oct 31, 2026
(518) 935-8333 3 complaints Otherlast Aug 18, 2026
(518) 777-3593 3 complaints Debt reductionlast Jul 29, 2026
(518) 566-2020 3 complaints Otherlast Jul 27, 2026
(518) 851-0464 3 complaints Prerecorded callslast Jun 26, 2026
(518) 913-3309 3 complaints Prerecorded callslast Feb 19, 2026
(518) 652-0130 3 complaints Prerecorded callslast Feb 12, 2026
(518) 907-7513 2 complaints Textslast Oct 30, 2026
(518) 557-1439 2 complaints Dropped calllast Oct 27, 2026
(518) 907-7521 2 complaints Imposterslast Oct 23, 2026
(518) 750-2221 2 complaints Textslast Oct 22, 2026
(518) 666-9331 2 complaints Debt reductionlast Oct 20, 2026
(518) 823-3812 2 complaints Imposterslast Oct 19, 2026
(518) 908-0122 2 complaints Debt reductionlast Oct 13, 2026
(518) 839-1456 2 complaints Otherlast Oct 5, 2026
(518) 363-4523 2 complaints Otherlast Oct 1, 2026
(518) 908-5676 2 complaints Otherlast Sep 28, 2026
(518) 728-2861 2 complaints Imposterslast Sep 23, 2026
(518) 430-5690 2 complaints Home improvementlast Sep 21, 2026
(518) 907-7519 2 complaints Textslast Sep 17, 2026
(518) 554-9268 2 complaints Live callslast Sep 12, 2026
The 25 most reported of 1,532 numbers.
When 518 numbers were reported
Complaints a month, last 13 months
421 in the busiest month
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
| November 2025: 13 |
| December 2025: 26 |
| January 2026: 38 |
| February 2026: 65 |
| March 2026: 31 |
| April 2026: 29 |
| May 2026: 35 |
| June 2026: 33 |
| July 2026: 414 |
| August 2026: 421 |
| September 2026: 243 |
| October 2026: 265 |
Hour of day, as reported in complaints
Busiest around 10 am
12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
| 12 am: 2 |
| 1 am: 5 |
| 2 am: 3 |
| 3 am: 2 |
| 4 am: 6 |
| 5 am: 5 |
| 6 am: 7 |
| 7 am: 9 |
| 8 am: 26 |
| 9 am: 147 |
| 10 am: 179 |
| 11 am: 178 |
| 12 pm: 179 |
| 1 pm: 147 |
| 2 pm: 148 |
| 3 pm: 103 |
| 4 pm: 119 |
| 5 pm: 78 |
| 6 pm: 54 |
| 7 pm: 45 |
| 8 pm: 15 |
| 9 pm: 10 |
| 10 pm: 2 |
| 11 pm: 4 |
The most reported 518 prefixes
Complaints by the three digits after the area code.
- (518) 777
- 986%
- (518) 871
- 453%
- (518) 936
- 413%
- (518) 657
- 392%
- (518) 819
- 392%
518 numbers that unwanted calls gave to contact
Numbers in this area code that complaints named as the number a call or text asked people to contact.
(518) 583-9048 6 complaints from 6 caller IDs
(518) 849-8385 3 complaints
(518) 805-1558 2 complaints
(518) 394-0837 2 complaints
(518) 888-0465 2 complaints
(518) 652-7695 2 complaints
(518) 689-4985 1 complaint
(518) 240-8350 1 complaint
(518) 403-0901 1 complaint
(518) 227-5450 1 complaint
Towns and cities in area code 518
88 places its numbers are assigned to, the ones with the most numbers first.
- Albany
- Schenectady
- Troy
- Saratoga Springs
- Latham
- Plattsburgh
- Clifton Park
- Delmar
- Malone
- Gloversville
- Johnstown
- Hudson
- Amsterdam
- Ballston Spa
- Cobleskill
- Mooers
- Cohoes
- North Creek
- Hunter
- Rensselaer
- Schoharie
- Rouses Point
- Champlain
- Hillsdale
- Copake
- Hogansburg
- Tupper Lake
- Chatham
- Pine Plains
- Chestertown
- Chateaugay
- Whitehall
- Lake Placid
- Moira
- Schroon Lake
- Germantown
- Port Henry
- St. Johnsville
- Ticonderoga
- Tannersville
- Crown Point
- Cairo
- Warrensburg
- Argyle
- Granville
- Peru
- Bolton Landing
- Au Sable Forks
- Indian Lake
- Corinth
- Mayfield
- Mechanicville
- Lake George
- Canajoharie
- Averill Park
- Cambridge
- Hoosick Falls
- Greenwich
- Schuylerville
- Coxsackie
- Windham
- Hudson Falls
- Schaghticoke
- Ravena
- Valatie
- Voorheesville
- Nassau
- Selkirk
- Millerton
- New Lebanon
- Middleburgh
- Keeseville
- Chazy
- Fonda
- Salem
- Altamont
- Northville
- Elizabethtown
- Galway
- Broadalbin
- Saranac Lake
- Glens Falls
- Catskill
- Wilmington
- Westport
- Willsboro
- Greenville
- Fort Plain
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Sources
Complaints consumers filed with the FCC and FTC, Oct 2, 2025 to Oct 31, 2026. Bewary counts the reports and does not check each one. Scammers can fake the number that shows on your phone, so a reported number may belong to someone who never called you.