Untapped Cities

Why “212” Was the Original NYC Area Code

Between 929, 718, 646, and half a dozen more triple-digit arrangements, New York City is a thicket of area codes. They abut, interlock, and overlap to the general confusion of callers and caller ID ...
Staten Island Advance

Staten Island will soon have a new area code: Here’s what you should know

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City may soon run out of phone numbers, so a brand-new area code has just been announced for residents in all five boroughs. The New York State Public Service Commission ...
New York Post

New area code proposal for NYC advances to public hearings

New York City is a phone call away from getting a new area code. The new code– which would be used in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Marble Hill section of uptown Manhattan — was ...
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New Area Code Coming To NY Metro Area: Here's When, Where

Residents and businesses in parts of New York City will soon need to adapt to a new area code. The New York State Public Service Commission has announced the introduction of area code 465 to the ...
pix11

NYC is getting a new area code: See where

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – The old New York ...