CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Lake Placid, NY
Lake Placid's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Lake Placid number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 518 / 838
- Exchanges
- 10NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 10
- Population
- 2,302Census 2024 est.
What area code is Lake Placid, NY?
With 2,302 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Lake Placid sits in Essex County, New York. NANPA lists 10 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 518 has the most (8, 80%). 518 is part of an overlay with 838, so a new local number in Lake Placid may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Lake Placid is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 518 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
Lake Placid exchanges by carrier
10 carriers hold the 10 exchanges assigned to Lake Placid's rate center. TC Systems, INC. - NY has the most, with 1. 9 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TC Systems, INC. - NY | 1 | 10% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NY | 1 | 10% |
| TVC Albany, INC. d/b/a Firstlight Fiber | 1 | 10% |
| Verizon New York, INC. | 1 | 10% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NY | 1 | 10% |
| Level 3 Telecom of New York, LP - NY | 1 | 10% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NY | 1 | 10% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 1 | 10% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 10% |
| Onvoy, Llc- NY | 1 | 10% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Lake Placid phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Lake Placid. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 10 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 518 | 241, 302, 418, 523, 524, 637, 739, 837 |
| 838 | 303, 381 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Lake Placid's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Lake Placid numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 40% |
| 2010s | 1 | 20% |
| 2020s | 2 | 40% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Lake Placid
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Lake Placid, those come from the LAKEPLACID rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 518 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Lake Placid
Lake Placid is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 541,313 business establishments in New York in 2023, employing 8,767,091 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (71,941), professional, scientific, and technical services (62,625), and health care and social assistance (61,104).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 19,661 | 321,790 | 16.4 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 17,791 | 207,613 | 11.7 |
| Residential remodelers | 13,427 | 44,307 | 3.3 |
| Physician practices | 12,412 | 150,693 | 12.1 |
| Law offices | 11,745 | 114,660 | 9.8 |
| Supermarkets and grocery stores | 8,320 | 176,258 | 21.2 |
| Dental offices | 8,001 | 54,214 | 6.8 |
| Landscaping services | 7,725 | 33,359 | 4.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Lake Placid number on Callata
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Lake Placid, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
A 16-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in New York. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $480.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $399.20. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Lake Placid, NY?
Lake Placid has exchanges in 518 and 838; 518 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Lake Placid?
10, holding 10 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Lake Placid business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Lake Placid?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).