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516 Area Code

Area code 516 serves Hempstead, Levittown, Freeport, Hicksville, Coram and nearby communities in New York. It has been in service since January 1, 1951, when it was split from 914.

StateNew York
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use783
Overlay with363
Projected to run out2073
HempsteadLevittownFreeportHicksvilleCoramValley StreamCentral IslipElmontEast MeadowLong BeachUniondaleBaldwinOceansideCentereachFranklin SquareGlen CovePlainviewRockville CentreGarden CityMassapequaMerrickSeldenMineolaLynbrookNorth BellmoreWest HempsteadEast MassapequaRooseveltMelvilleSyossetWoodmereNorth MassapequaWantaghNorth Valley StreamPort WashingtonBethpageMassapequa ParkFarmingvilleFloral ParkWestburySeafordBellmoreSouth FarmingdaleNew CasselNorth New Hyde ParkJerichoSalisburyNorth MerrickInwoodNorth WantaghGreat NeckNew Hyde ParkEast RockawayWoodburyPlainedgeFarmingdaleMalverneGarden City ParkGreat Neck PlazaManhassetHewlettWilliston ParkCedarhurstEast FarmingdaleWest HillsHempsteadCoramCentral IslipLong Beach
Cities and towns served by area code 516

Who issues 516 numbers

Mobile 34%VoIP and cable 23%Landline 43%

Share of the 783 prefixes (the three digits after 516) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon208
T-Mobile95
AT&T Mobility88
Verizon Wireless78
Onvoy (Sinch)44
Verizon Business (MCImetro)40
Cablevision Lightpath39
Bandwidth28

Cities and towns in area code 516

CityPopulationOther area codes
Hempstead59,819363
Levittown51,557363
Freeport44,174363
Hicksville43,868363
Coram41,527631, 934
Valley Stream40,379363
Central Islip37,751631, 934
Elmont36,436363
East Meadow35,806363
Long Beach34,918363
Uniondale33,637363
Baldwin33,595363
Oceanside31,907363
Centereach31,501631, 934
Franklin Square30,559363
Glen Cove28,190363
Plainview26,251363
Rockville Centre25,770363
Garden City23,043363
Massapequa21,822363
Merrick21,816363
Selden21,707631, 934
Mineola21,376363
Lynbrook20,855363
North Bellmore20,776363
West Hempstead20,762363
East Massapequa20,142363
Roosevelt19,636363
Melville19,187363
Syosset18,274363
Woodmere18,198363
North Massapequa18,037363
Wantagh17,964363
North Valley Stream17,756363
Port Washington17,613363
Bethpage17,334363
Massapequa Park16,997363
Farmingville16,605631, 934
Floral Park16,105363
Westbury15,981363

Showing the 40 largest of 65 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 516?

A 516 number was originally issued in New York, but that does not prove the caller is there. 23% of 516 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 783 prefixes in area code 516

Format: (516) 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 516

Where is area code 516?
Area code 516 is in New York. It covers Hempstead, Levittown, Freeport, Hicksville, Coram, Valley Stream and 59 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 516?
Area code 516 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 516 a toll-free number?
No. 516 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 516 share its area with 363?
363 and 516 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 516 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 363/516 overlay to exhaust in the second quarter of 2073. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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