NY
United States geographic area code, in service since 1984-09-01. Part of the 347/465/718/917/929 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.
Split from 212. Created 347. Created 465. Overlaid with 347, 465, 929 .
Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-02-23, most recent 2023-07-05.
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. | 555 | 69.4% |
| 02 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. - NY | 43 | 5.4% |
| 03 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NY | 37 | 4.6% |
| 04 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NY | 25 | 3.1% |
| 05 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | 19 | 2.4% |
| 06 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 16 | 2% |
| 07 | METROPCS, INC. | 15 | 1.9% |
| 08 | ONVOY, LLC- NY | 13 | 1.6% |
| 09 | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - NY | 13 | 1.6% |
| 10 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NY | 13 | 1.6% |
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- 2010-02-09 NPA 929 to Overlay NPA 718/347 (New York)
- 1984-09-01Area code 718 entered service (created from 212).
Planning letters & orders
Primary documents| Date | Document | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-26 | PL-630 ↗ | NPA 465 to Overlay NPA 347/718/917/929 (New York) |
| 2010-02-09 | PL-402 ↗ | NPA 929 to Overlay NPA 718/347 (New York) |
| 2002-02-14 | PL-314 ↗ | New York 212/646, 718/347 and 917 Mandatory 10D Dialing Implementation |