Zip Area Code

Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid, New York, in Essex County, has ZIP code 12946 and area code 518, with 838 as an overlay.

ZIP code
12946
Area codes
518, 838
Time zone
Eastern Time
Coordinates
44.2796, -73.9820

ZIP codes in Lake Placid

ZIP codePost officeCountyArea codes
12946Lake PlacidEssex County518, 838

Area codes for Lake Placid

  • 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

Lake Placid is in the Eastern Time zone.

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