Area code 917
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Area code 917 is a New York City telephone area code for all of the five boroughs (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 212, 347, 646 and 718. Occasionally, 917 is also assigned to landlines (most commonly in Manhattan, due in large part to the sparse availability of area code 212).
Introduced in 1992[1], area code 917 is the first overlay area code in the North American Numbering Plan. When it was established, all the cellular phones and pagers which previously had 212 and 718 area codes were switched to 917, freeing up the phone numbers for additional landlines.
See also
External links
- North American Numbering Plan Administration
- NANPA Area Code Map of New York
- Whitepages Area code Map
- List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 917 Area Code
References
| 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, Atlantic Ocean | ||
| New Jersey area codes: 201/551, 609/640, 732/848, 856, 908, 973/862 | ||
| Connecticut area codes: 203/475, 860/959 | ||
40°43′42″N 73°59′39″W / 40.72833°N 73.99417°W
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