929
Area code
NY
United States geographic area code, in service since 2011-04-16. Part of the 347/465/718/917/929 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.
Statusin service
Introduced2011-04-16
JurisdictionNY, US
Local dialing1+10D
Time zoneEastern
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 90.9% of assignable prefixes assigned
As of 09/17/2026
0%720 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 2011-02-18, most recent 2026-07-10.
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 | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - NY | 261 | 36.3% |
| 02 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NY | 85 | 11.8% |
| 03 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | 67 | 9.3% |
| 04 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NY | 54 | 7.5% |
| 05 | FRACTEL, LLC | 44 | 6.1% |
| 06 | ONVOY, LLC- NY | 39 | 5.4% |
| 07 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NY | 27 | 3.8% |
| 08 | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC | 15 | 2.1% |
| 09 | METROPCS, INC. | 15 | 2.1% |
| 10 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NY | 11 | 1.5% |
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)
- 2011-04-16Area code 929 entered service (created from 347).
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) |