Area code 838 serves the Capital District and northeastern regions of Upstate New York. Authorities introduced it on September 19, 2017, as an overlay for the region’s original 518 area code. The new code helped meet the growing demand for telephone lines, cell phones, and digital devices. The 838 area code shares the same geographic…
The 518 area code was one of the original 86 area codes established in 1947, and it serves northeastern Upstate New York. It covers a diverse region that includes the state capital, Albany, as well as major cities such as Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs, and Plattsburgh. It also extends into the vast Adirondack Mountains. For…
Area code 680 is a telephone area code that serves the central and northern regions of New York state. Officially put into service on March 11, 2017, it was created as an overlay for the region’s original 315 area code to relieve number exhaustion. The area code shares the exact same geographic footprint as its…
Area code 315 serves central and northern New York State. New York introduced it in 1947 as one of the original 86 area codes. It covers a large area that reaches the Canadian border and includes major cities such as Syracuse, Utica, Rome, and Watertown. The region follows the Eastern Time Zone and has more…
Area code 917 is a prominent telephone prefix that serves all five boroughs of New York City: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Established on February 4, 1992, it holds a historic distinction as the first overlay area code introduced in the North American Numbering Plan. Created to relieve phone number shortages by…
929 area code serves New York City, mainly covering Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, along with a small part of Manhattan. Officials introduced it on April 16, 2011, as an overlay for the older 718 and 347 area codes. The growing use of cell phones and other communication devices created a high demand…
Area code 347 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan that primarily serves New York City. Authorities introduced it on October 1, 1999, as an overlay to address the rapidly growing demand for phone numbers in the 718 area code region. It covers Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, along…
The 718 area code is a prominent telephone area code in the United States that serves New York City’s outer boroughs. Specifically, it covers all telephone lines in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, as well as the Marble Hill neighbourhood of Manhattan. Introduced in 1984 to relieve the city’s rapidly growing numbers, it…
The 332 area code is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan that serves the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Activated on June 10, 2017, it functions as an overlay code designed to provide number relief for the region’s rapidly depleting telecommunications inventory. Because it is an overlay, it shares…
The 646 area code serves Manhattan, the densely populated heart of New York City. Officials introduced it on July 1, 1999, as an overlay for the historic 212 area code to meet the growing demand for cell phones, pagers, and fax lines around the turn of the millennium. Today, 646 covers Manhattan, Marble Hill, and…