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716 Area Code

Area code 716 serves Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Tonawanda Town, Niagara Falls, West Seneca and nearby communities in New York. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateNew York
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use768
Overlay with624
Projected to run out2095
BuffaloCheektowagaTonawanda TownNiagara FallsWest SenecaNorth TonawandaJamestownLockportLackawannaEggertsvilleTonawandaKenmoreDepewOleanDunkirkLancasterHamburgFredoniaSouth LockportUniversity at BuffaloEast AuroraMedinaHarris HillSalamancaWilliamsvilleGrandyle VillageBuffaloTonawanda TownNiagara FallsJamestownLockport
Cities and towns served by area code 716

Who issues 716 numbers

Mobile 27%VoIP and cable 21%Landline 52%

Share of the 768 prefixes (the three digits after 716) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon192
Verizon Wireless95
AT&T Mobility79
Onvoy (Sinch)65
Lumen (Level 3)41
Paetec Itel32
T-Mobile32
Twc Ip Enabled Services27

Cities and towns in area code 716

CityPopulationOther area codes
Buffalo274,613
Cheektowaga76,251
Tonawanda Town56,973
Niagara Falls47,255
West Seneca45,329
North Tonawanda29,806
Jamestown27,663
Lockport20,248
Lackawanna19,452
Eggertsville15,416
Tonawanda14,848
Kenmore14,808
Depew14,801
Olean13,508585
Dunkirk12,326
Lancaster9,995
Hamburg9,840
Fredonia9,283
South Lockport8,660
University at Buffalo6,776
East Aurora5,949585
Medina5,855585
Harris Hill5,853
Salamanca5,719
Williamsville5,478
Grandyle Village5,000

Got a call from 716?

A 716 number was originally issued in New York, but that does not prove the caller is there. 21% of 716 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 768 prefixes in area code 716

Format: (716) 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 716

Where is area code 716?
Area code 716 is in New York. It covers Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Tonawanda Town, Niagara Falls, West Seneca, North Tonawanda and 20 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 716?
Area code 716 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 716 a toll-free number?
No. 716 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 716 share its area with 624?
624 and 716 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 716 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 624/716 overlay to exhaust in the second quarter of 2095. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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