LOUISIANA · AREA CODE GUIDE
318 area code location: Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana
- Local date and time
- Central Time
Map data: UCLA Geoportal (2015) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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318 area code at a glance
- State
- Louisiana
- Primary cities
- Shreveport, Monroe, and Alexandria
- Established
- Time zone
- Central Time
- New code planned
- No, as of 22 September 2026
- Answering calls
- Rules for answering calls in Louisiana
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History
- : 337 split from 318
- : 457 added as an overlay on 318
Counties and cities covered
These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Allen Parish, Avoyelles Parish, Bienville Parish, Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish, Caldwell Parish, Catahoula Parish, Claiborne Parish, Concordia Parish, De Soto Parish, East Carroll Parish, Franklin Parish, Grant Parish, Jackson Parish, LaSalle Parish, Lincoln Parish, Madison Parish, Morehouse Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Ouachita Parish, Rapides Parish, Red River Parish, Richland Parish, Sabine Parish, Tensas Parish, Union Parish, Vernon Parish, Webster Parish, West Carroll Parish, and Winn Parish.
- Shreveport
- Monroe
- Alexandria
- Ruston
- Natchitoches
- Minden
- Bastrop
- Oakdale
- Tallulah
- Grambling
- Haughton
- Marksville
- Winnsboro
- Winnfield
- Mansfield
- Jonesboro
- Jena
- Vidalia
- Farmerville
- Blanchard
- Rayville
- Lake Providence
- Bunkie
- Greenwood
- Ferriday
93 more communities
- Vivian
- Sterlington
- Arcadia
- Homer
- Delhi
- Many
- Benton
- Cottonport
- Haynesville
- Coushatta
- Zwolle
- Jonesville
- Simmesport
- Colfax
- Oak Grove
- Logansport
- Olla
- Ringgold
- Bernice
- Mansura
- Glenmora
- Choudrant
- Moreauville
- Dubach
- Campti
- Plain Dealing
- Oil City
- Boyce
- Lecompte
- Newellton
- Saint Joseph
- Cotton Valley
- Wisner
- Gibsland
- Mooringsport
- Sarepta
- Doyline
- Montgomery
- Pleasant Hill
- Mangham
- Marion
- Florien
- Chatham
- Waterproof
- Mer Rouge
- Dry Prong
- Cheneyville
- Elizabeth
- Hornbeck
- Pollock
- Converse
- Epps
- Sicily Island
- Tullos
- Georgetown
- Columbia
- Harrisonburg
- Collinston
- Saline
- Belcher
- Hosston
- Athens
- Castor
- Grand Cane
- Ida
- Delta
- Plaucheville
- Rodessa
- Bonita
- Lisbon
- Shongaloo
- Robeline
- Gilliam
- Oak Ridge
- Big Cane
- Bordelonville
- Calcasieu
- Calhoun
- Creston
- Crowville
- Eagle Lake
- Fort Necessity
- Hebron
- Keatchie
- Keithville
- Monterey
- Pelican
- Pitkin
- Saint Landry
- South Dodge City
- South Junction City
- Spencer
- Springhill (webster)
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, U.S. Census Bureau county geography. Checked .
Business phone numbers in area code 318, answered by an AI agent
A local number for Shreveport, Monroe, and Alexandria, Louisiana, with an AI receptionist that takes caller details, answers the questions you give it, and books appointments. Numbers depend on what carriers have left.