Area Code 438

Area Code 438 History:

11/04/2006
Area code 438 was officially put into service. Area code 438 is an overlay of area code 514.

Area code 263 was put into service as a distributed overlay covering existing area codes 438 and 514 on October 22, 2022.

Ten digit dialing (area code + seven digit number) is necessary in the 263/438/514 overlay because different homes in the same geographic area can have the same seven digit phone number but each would have a different area code.

Major cities or places in Quebec within area code 438 include:

Area codes 263, 514 and 438 serve Montreal Island, Île Perrot, and Île Bizard.