716
Area code
NY
United States geographic area code, in service since 1947-01-01. Part of the 624/716 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.
Statusin service
Introduced1947-01-01
JurisdictionNY, US
Local dialing10D
Time zoneEastern
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 99.1% of assignable prefixes assigned
As of 09/17/2026
0%785 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%
Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-01-15, most recent 2026-09-03.
Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “NY” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.
Top assignees
Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier| Rank | Assignee | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | VERIZON NEW YORK, INC. | 196 | 25% |
| 02 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NY | 95 | 12.1% |
| 03 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | 78 | 9.9% |
| 04 | ONVOY, LLC- NY | 45 | 5.7% |
| 05 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NY | 40 | 5.1% |
| 06 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 32 | 4.1% |
| 07 | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - NY | 32 | 4.1% |
| 08 | TWC IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC | 27 | 3.4% |
| 09 | METROPCS, INC. | 25 | 3.2% |
| 10 | WINDSTREAM NEW YORK, INC. - JAMESTOWN | 23 | 2.9% |
Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.
Change history
Recorded events for this NPA- 2022-12-06 NPA 624 to Overlay NPA 716 (New York)
- 1947-01-01Area code 716 entered service.
Planning letters & orders
Primary documents| Date | Document | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-06 | PL-607 ↗ | NPA 624 to Overlay NPA 716 (New York) |
| 2021-01-08 | PL-556 ↗ | Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) – supersedes PL-544 |
| 2020-08-17 | PL-544 ↗ | Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline |
| 1999-02-23 | PL-162 ↗ | Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 716 NPA (New York) |