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Area code 318

Area code 318 serves Louisiana, including Shreveport, Monroe and Alexandria (Central time). It has been in service since January 1, 1957 and shares its area with 457.

Numbers starting with 318 drew 2,165 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,641 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 318 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
Louisiana
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 1, 1957
Overlay
Same area as 457
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
765 of 792held by 53 carriers
Projected to run out
1Q 2095NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 318 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 318. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

2,165

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,641

Different 318 numbers reported

3,532

FCC complaints naming a 318 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202312
December 20235
January 20246
February 20244
March 20244
April 20247
May 202412
June 20247
July 20249
August 202412
September 20248
October 202412
November 202411
December 20249
January 202541
February 2025136
March 2025162
April 2025100
May 2025132
June 2025137
July 2025192
August 2025337
September 202564
October 20250
November 20252
December 20259
January 202611
February 20267
March 20269
April 202618
May 202622
June 202622
July 202618
August 202622
September 202619
October 202645

What people said 318 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,532 of 2,165 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other896
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)552
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends217
Medical and prescriptions183
Dropped call or no message78
Warranties and protection plans20

Most reported 318 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 318

NANPA lists 119 rate centers for 318. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Shreveport172
  • Monroe92
  • Alexandria60
  • Ruston21
  • Natchitoches19
  • Minden13
  • Bastrop12
  • Marksville11
  • Oakdale9
  • Winnfield9
  • Rayville8
  • Winnsboro8
  • Benton7
  • Blanchard7
  • Haughton7
  • Jonesboro7
  • Mansfield7
  • Many7
  • Tallulah7
  • Xxxxxxxxxx7
  • Arcadia6
  • Ferriday6
  • Homer6
  • Boyce5
Show all 119 rate centers

Farmerville, Grambling, Jena, Keithville, Bernice, Bunkie, Calhoun, Colfax, Columbia, Coushatta, Greenwood, Jonesville, Lake Providence, Lecompte, Mangham, Oak Grove, Oak Ridge, Saline, Springhill (webster), Castor, Converse, Cottonport, Delhi, Doyline, Dry Prong, Epps, Florien, Georgetown, Gibsland, Grand Cane, Harrisonburg, Haynesville, Hebron, Hornbeck, Lisbon, Mer Rouge, Monterey, Montgomery, Mooringsport, Pollock, Ringgold, Saint Joseph, Saint Landry, Sterlington, Vidalia, Waterproof, Wisner, Zwolle, Athens, Belcher, Big Cane, Bordelonville, Calcasieu, Chatham, Choudrant, Collinston, Cotton Valley, Crowville, Delta, Dubach, Elizabeth, Fort Necessity, Gilliam, Glenmora, Hosston, Ida, Keatchie, Logansport, Mansura, Marion, Moreauville, Newellton, Oil City, Olla, Plain Dealing, Plaucheville, Pleasant Hill, Robeline, Rodessa, Sarepta, Shongaloo, Sicily Island, Simmesport, Spencer, Tullos, Vivian, Bonita, Campti, Cheneyville, Creston, Eagle Lake, Pelican, Pitkin, South Dodge City, South Junction City.

Phone companies holding 318 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 78% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 53 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba South Central Bell Tel206
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA111
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - LA78
Onvoy, LLC - LA56
Eliska Wireless Ventures Subsidiary I, LLC42
Level 3 Communications, LLC - LA35
Brightspeed of Louisiana, LLC34
Ton80 Communications, LLC23

When today's 318 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200151
200239
200329
200428
200513
200612
20076
20088
200912
20108
201117
20124
20133
20145
20159
201618
20177
20187
201917
20204
202117
202234
202310
202414
202510
20269

Check a 318 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in Louisiana

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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