what area code is 514

The area code 514 is located in Quebec, Canada and serves Montreal and most of its on-island suburbs, specifically the Island of Montreal and Île Perrot. It was one of the original North American area codes assigned by AT&T in 1947 and was split twice: in 1957 to create area code 819 and in 1998 to create area code 450. In 2006, the entire remaining 514 area was assigned a second area code, 438, in an overlay plan that made ten-digit dialing mandatory in the Montreal area. Area code 263 was added to the overlay in October 2022.