845
Area code
NY
United States geographic area code, in service since 2000-06-05. Part of the 329/845 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.
Statusin service
Introduced2000-06-05
JurisdictionNY, US
Local dialing10D
Time zoneEastern
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 101% of assignable prefixes assigned
As of 09/17/2026
0%800 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 2001-01-10, most recent 2024-02-20.
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. | 159 | 19.9% |
| 02 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NY | 73 | 9.1% |
| 03 | ONVOY, LLC- NY | 58 | 7.2% |
| 04 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | 47 | 5.9% |
| 05 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NY | 47 | 5.9% |
| 06 | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - NY | 46 | 5.8% |
| 07 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 32 | 4% |
| 08 | CITIZENS TELECOMM CO OF NY DBA FRONTIER COMM OF NY | 30 | 3.8% |
| 09 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NY | 28 | 3.5% |
| 10 | CSC VOICE, LLC | 24 | 3% |
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- 2022-05-11 NPA 329 to Overlay NPA 845 (New York)
- 2000-06-05Area code 845 entered service (created from 914).
Planning letters & orders
Primary documents| Date | Document | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-11 | PL-591 ↗ | NPA 329 to Overlay NPA 845 (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 |
| 2000-02-09 | PL-211 ↗ | 914 NPA Split, Creating 845 NPA (New York) |