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'[[Image:Area code 212.png|right|thumb|250px|The blue area is New York State; the red area is area code 212 and overlays 646 and 917]] '''212''' is a [[North America]]n [[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 [[List of original area codes|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 [[North American Numbering Plan|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 (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]] retains the 212 area code, which is [[overlay plan|overlaid]] with area codes [[area code 646|646]] and [[area code 917|917]]. The area codes for the other boroughs of New York City are now [[Area code 718|718]] and, more recently, [[Area code 347|347]], as well as the newly announced [[Area code 929|929]].<ref>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/additional-area-code-planned-for-new-york-city-82416587.html</ref> [[The Bronx]] was the last outer borough to lose the 212 code. Most cell phones in all five boroughs use the area codes [[Area code 917|917]] and [[Area code 646|646]]; some new cell phones use [[Area code 347|347]]. The 212 area code is arguably the most-recognized American area code. Among some Manhattanites<ref>http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010/08/18/212-lust-old-phone-numbers-are-new-thing-in-tech-scene/</ref>, it is considered a prestigious code, far more desirable than the newer 646 code, as parodied in "[[The Maid (Seinfeld)|The Maid]]" episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' which aired before the new area code was actually enacted. ==Marble Hill== One Manhattan neighborhood, [[Marble Hill, Manhattan|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== * [[List of NANP area codes]] * [[North American Numbering Plan]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.nanpa.com/ North American Numbering Plan Administration] * [http://www.nanpa.com/area_code_maps/display.html?ny NANPA Area Code Map of New York] * [http://www.whitepages.com/10001/maps/NY Whitepages Area code Map] *[http://www.areacodedownload.com/212/index.html List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 212 Area Code] * [http://212areacode.com/ Purchase 212 area code phone numbers] {{Area code box|State=NY| This=area code 212/[[area code 646|646]]''' partially covered and surrounded by '''[[area code 917|917]]| | N=[[area code 347|347]]/[[area code 718|718]]/[[area code 917|917]], [[area code 914|914]], [[area code 845|845]], [[area code 203|203]]/[[area code 475|475]] | S=[[area code 347|347]]/[[area code 718|718]]/[[area code 917|917]], [[area code 732|732]]/[[area code 848|848]] | E=[[area code 347|347]]/[[area code 718|718]]/[[area code 917|917]], [[area code 516|516]], [[area code 631|631]] | W=[[area code 201|201]]/[[area code 551|551]], [[area code 908|908]], [[area code 973|973]]/[[area code 862|862]] | S1=NJ | S2=CT}} {{Coord|40|43|42|N|73|59|39|W|type:city_region:US-NY|display=title}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Area Code 212}} [[Category:Area codes in the United States|212]] [[Category:Area codes in New York|212]] {{NewYork-geo-stub}} {{NYC-stub}} {{areacode-stub}}'