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212 Area Code

Area code 212 serves New York in New York. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateNew York
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use785
Overlay with332, 646, 917
Projected to run out2055
New YorkNew York
Cities and towns served by area code 212

Who issues 212 numbers

Mobile 0%VoIP and cable 10%Landline 90%

Share of the 785 prefixes (the three digits after 212) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon631
Tc Systems50
Verizon Business (MCImetro)50
Lumen (Level 3)17
Paetec Itel11
Rcn Telecom Services6
Onvoy (Sinch)5
Bandwidth5

Cities and towns in area code 212

CityPopulationOther area codes
New York8,584,629646, 347, 917, 718, 929

Got a call from 212?

A 212 number was originally issued in New York, but that does not prove the caller is there. 10% of 212 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 785 prefixes in area code 212

Format: (212) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 212

Where is area code 212?
Area code 212 is in New York. It covers New York.
What time zone is area code 212?
Area code 212 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 212 a toll-free number?
No. 212 is a geographic area code in New York. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 212 share its area with 332, 646 and 917?
212, 332, 646 and 917 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 212 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 212/332/646/917 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2055. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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