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918 area code: location, overlays and numbers

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, area code 918 has served as a US telephone area code since 1953, and it shares an overlay with 539.

Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Service start year
1953
The time zone
Central time zone
Overlay
539
Calls within the area
10-digit dialing
The rate centres
181
Exhaust projected
2048
International calling code
+1 (United States)

Data comes from NANPA public reports: the area code report and the rate-centre report. The exhaust year is taken from projections 2026-1 (April 2026) in the NANPA projections. File dated 11/01/2026. We are not an official NANPA site.

Get your own 918 number

A 918 number can come to you in two ways. With a provider, your plan comes with a new number, chosen at sign-up from the pool it holds in the code. Sellers post numbers they already hold, often in a pattern, and charge a one-time price. After that, you move the number to a provider.

Providers ranked by first-year cost

ProviderCheapest planFirst yearLink
Google Voice logoFree appBasic (Just for me), free$0Open Google Voice
TextNow logoFree appFree plan, free$0Open TextNow
Twilio logoDeveloper APIPay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month$13.80Open Twilio
Burner logoSecond-number appStandard, $3.99 a month billed yearly$47.99Open Burner
UniTel Voice logoToll-free specialistSolo, $6.99 a month billed yearly$84Open UniTel Voice
GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) logoSecond-number appDeluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly$102.88Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline)

Sellers that list local numbers

SellerWhat it sellsListed priceMonthly feeLink
Exclusive Digits logoMarketplaceLocal numbersFrom $9 one-timeNone statedSearch at Exclusive Digits
NumberBarn logoMarketplaceLocal and toll-freeFrom $9.95 one-time$2.99 a monthSearch at NumberBarn
RingBoost logoNumber brokerLocal and toll-freeFrom $99 one-timeNone statedSearch at RingBoost
PhoneNumberExpert logoNumber brokerLocal and toll-freeFrom $100 one-timeNone statedSearch at PhoneNumberExpert
212areacode.comNumber brokerLocal numbersFrom $150 one-timeNone statedSearch at 212areacode.com

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Places in the 918 area code

For 918, NANPA lists 181 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:

Gore, Fort Gibson, Foraker, Flint, Fanshawe, Fairland, Fairfax, Eufaula, Enterprise, Dustin, Drumright, Disney, Dewey, Depew, Delaware, Davenport, Cushing, Crowder, Coweta, Council Hill, Copan, Commerce, Collinsville, Colcord, Cleveland, Clayton, Claremore, Chouteau, Chelsea, Checotah, Cedars, Cedar Crest, Catoosa, Castle, Canadian, Cameron, Burbank, Buffalo Valley, Broken Arrow, Bristow, Braggs, Boynton, Boley, Bokoshe, Blue Jacket, Blackburn, Bixby, Big Cabin, Beggs, Bartlesville, Baron, Barnsdall, Avant, Ashland, Arpelar, Alluwe, Albion, Agra, Afton, Adair and 121 more.

Other related area codes

One area, one pool of numbers: 539. Any of these codes can supply a new number in this area, so ask for whichever one you prefer.

Other codes in Oklahoma: 405, 580 and 572.

City guides on this topic: Tulsa area codes.

918 area code questions

What area does 918 serve?

Numbers with 918 ring in Tulsa, Oklahoma and in the area near Oklahoma City, OK.

Which country code applies to a 918 number?

+1. Because 918 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, calling from abroad means dialing +1 918 and the 7-digit number.

What time is it in the 918 area code?

Central is the time used in 918.

Which callers use a 918 number?

Homes, mobiles, local businesses and callers who fake a local number can all have a number in this code. What a 918 number shows on your screen is where the number was assigned, not the identity of the caller.

Is 918 toll-free?

No. 918 is a local area code, and calls to it are billed just like any other US call. US toll-free prefixes: 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 and 833.