Area code 917

The blue area is New York State (outside the City of New York); the red area is area code 917 and overlay

Area code 917 is a telephone area code for all five boroughs of New York City (Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx). It was the first cellular/pager/voicemail area code for the city and is an overlay to Manhattan's 212/646 and the other four boroughs' 718/347/929. Occasionally, 917 is also assigned to landlines, most commonly in Manhattan, in large part because of the particularly severe shortage of numbers there.

Introduced in 1992,[1] area code 917 is the first overlay area code in the North American Numbering Plan. When it was established, all cellphones in New York City were switched to 917, freeing up telephone numbers for additional landlines.[2]

Shortly after its implementation, the FCC announced that any new area codes going forth must not be service-specific, but did grandfather 917 from that rule.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bell Atlantic Ready to Introduce New 347 Area Code; New Area Code to Join 718 to Serve The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.". Retrieved 17 Dec 2009.
  2. ↑ http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/old_pl/IL%2091-08-001.pdf

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New York area codes: 212, 315, 347, 516, 518, 585, 607, 631, 646, 716, 718, 845, 914, 917, 929
North: 914, 845, 203/475
West: 201/551, 862/973, 908 area code 212/347/646/718/917/929 East: 516, 631
South: 732/848
New Jersey area codes: 201, 551, 609, 732, 848, 856, 862, 908, 973
Connecticut area codes: 203, 475, 860, 959

Coordinates: 40°43′42″N 73°59′39″W / 40.72833°N 73.99417°W / 40.72833; -73.99417


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