Athens, New York

ZIP codes in Athens

Area codes for Athens

• Area code 518

  In service since 1947. Shares its area with 838. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 838

  In service since September 19, 2017. Shares its area with 518. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Athens is in the Eastern Time zone.

Towns near Athens

• Lorenz Park3.2 km (2.0 mi)
• Sleepy Hollow Lake3.4 km (2.1 mi)
• Hudson5.8 km (3.6 mi)
• Stottville6.9 km (4.3 mi)
• Jefferson Heights6.9 km (4.3 mi)
• Columbiaville7.3 km (4.5 mi)
• Coxsackie8.5 km (5.3 mi)
• Claverack8.5 km (5.3 mi)