NY
United States geographic area code, in service since 1947-01-01. Part of the 212/332/646/917 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.
Created 718. Created 917. Created 646. Created 332. Overlaid with 332, 646 .
Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-03-12, most recent 2023-06-26.
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. | 632 | 79% |
| 02 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. - NY | 50 | 6.3% |
| 03 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | 30 | 3.8% |
| 04 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NY | 20 | 2.5% |
| 05 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 11 | 1.4% |
| 06 | MULTIPLE OCN LISTING | 10 | 1.3% |
| 07 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NY | 9 | 1.1% |
| 08 | LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF NEW YORK, LP - NY | 8 | 1% |
| 09 | RCN TELECOM SERVICES, INC. - NY | 6 | 0.8% |
| 10 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NY | 5 | 0.6% |
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- 2015-12-21 NPA 332 to Overlay NPAs 212/646/917 (New York)
- 1996-10-30 Declaration of Jeopardy Situation in NPA 212 (New York) jeopardy
- 1947-01-01Area code 212 entered service.
Planning letters & orders
Primary documents| Date | Document | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-21 | PL-489 ↗ | NPA 332 to Overlay NPAs 212/646/917 (New York) |
| 2002-02-14 | PL-314 ↗ | New York 212/646, 718/347 and 917 Mandatory 10D Dialing Implementation |
| 1999-05-07 | PL-175 ↗ | Overlay of 212 (New York) Numbering Plan Area (NPA) |