Learn About the Oklahoma Area Code Directory

An area code is that part of a telephone number that tells us about the region in which the telephone receiving a call is based in. The part of a phone number in between the local number and the access and country codes is the area code.

List of Oklahoma Area Codes

Area Code 405

The area code generally denotes the city or the county where the phone is based. The area code system in the United States of America is formed by the North American Numbering Plan. The state of Oklahoma consists of three area codes. These are 405, 580 and 918. The area code 405 serves the metropolitan area of Oklahoma City. It includes Oklahoma City, El Reno, Stillwater, Tuttle, Edmond, Norman, Shawnee, Moore and Chickasha. Area code 405 serves the central part of the state of Oklahoma, United States of America.

Other areas in Oklahoma that fall under area code 405 are Albert, Amber, Bethany, Blanchard, Calumet, Cashion, Del City, Earlsboro, Maysville, Wheatland, Yukon etc. Seventeen counties in the state, ninety six cities and four hundred and ninety one ZIP codes fall under area code 405. There are 464 landline connections and 98 wireless exchanges under this area code.  A few carriers are Southwestern Bell, Sprint Spectrum, and United States Cellular Corporation.

Area Code 580

The western and southern part of the state of Oklahoma is served by the area code 580. Area code 580 covers that part of the state which is not included in Oklahoma City or Tulsa. The parts that fall under area code 580 are Lawton, Ponca City, Fredrick, Guymon, Durant, Ardmore, Enid, Altus, Weatherford, Amorita, Boise City, Burneyville, and Davenport and so on. Area code 580 was formed on November 1, 1997 when area code 405was split.

Area Code 518

There are 229 wireless exchanges and 312 landlines under area code 518. This area code is served by fifty companies such as Dobson Cellular Systems, Windstream Oklahoma Inc., Cellular Network Partnership, Panhandle Telephone Corporation, Mid-America Telephone Corp. and so on. Fifty one counties and two hundred and thirty cities are covered by this area code.

Area Code 918

The next area code in the state of Oklahoma is 918. Much like area code 580, area code 918 was also formed by splitting area code 405. Area code 918 was formed in the year 1953. It covers the north eastern part of the state. Tulsa, Bartlesville, McAlester, Jenks, Broken Arrow, Gore, Tahlequah and Henryetta fall under area code 918. Other areas that fall under the area code 918 are Arkoma, Bache, Bearden, Blancho, Ardin, Chelsa, Dustin, East Side, Hallett, Kiowa, Leonard, Muldrow, and Oaks etc. It is said that area code 918 will be exhausted and a new area code will be effective in its place- area code 539 from 2011.

Served by 68 carriers, there are 650 ZIP codes, 175 cities, and 31 counties under area code 918. Number of landlines and wireless prefixes in area code 918 are 495 and 125 respectively. Nextel Communications, Totah Communications, Dobson Cellular Systems, Sprint Spectrum are a few of the carriers providing service in this area code.

The Oklahoma area code directory helps people to know more about the areas under the codes and makes it easier for people to communicate across the country.