Area codes 212, 646, and 332
212 is a North American telephone area code for the borough of Manhattan in the state of New York. By area, it is one of the smallest area codes in North America.
New York City was given area code 212, one of the original area codes when they were assigned in 1947, because it is the area code that could be dialed fastest with a rotary dial given the numbering plan. At the time, 0 and 1 were not allowed as the first digit, the second digit was either 0 or 1, and the third digit could not be the same as the second digit.
Today, only the borough of Manhattan retains the 212 area code, which is overlaid with area codes 646 and 917. The area codes for the other boroughs of New York City are now 718 and, more recently, 347, as well as the newly announced 929.[1] The Bronx was the last outer borough to lose the 212 code.
The 212 area code is arguably the most-recognized American area code.
Marble Hill
One Manhattan neighborhood, Marble Hill, is not in the 212 area code, but rather in the 718/347 code. Marble Hill, although legally a part of Manhattan to this day, was geographically severed from Manhattan by the construction of the Harlem River Ship Canal in 1895. It was physically connected to the Bronx in 1914 when the by-passed segment of the Harlem River was filled in.
See also
References
External links
- North American Numbering Plan Administration
- NANPA Area Code Map of New York
- Whitepages Area code Map
- List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 212 Area Code
- Purchase 212 area code phone numbers
| North: 347/718/917, 914, 845, 203/475 | ||
| West: 201/551, 908, 973/862 | area code 212/646 partially covered and surrounded by 917 | East: 347/718/917, 516, 631 |
| South: 347/718/917, 732/848 | ||
| New Jersey area codes: 201/551, 609/640, 732/848, 856, 908, 973/862 | ||
| Connecticut area codes: 203/475, 860/959 | ||
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