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929 Area Code

Area code 929 serves New York in New York. It has been in service since April 16, 2011, when it was split from 347.

StateNew York
Time zoneEastern
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Prefixes in use710
Overlay with347, 465, 718, 917
Projected to run out2027 ⚠︎
New YorkNew York
Cities and towns served by area code 929

Who issues 929 numbers

Mobile 60%VoIP and cable 25%Landline 15%

Share of the 710 prefixes (the three digits after 929) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
T-Mobile261
Verizon Wireless89
AT&T Mobility67
Onvoy (Sinch)54
Bandwidth54
Fractel44
Verizon Business (MCImetro)28
Metropcs15

Cities and towns in area code 929

CityPopulationOther area codes
New York8,584,629212, 646, 347, 917, 718

Got a call from 929?

A 929 number was originally issued in New York, but that does not prove the caller is there. 25% of 929 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 710 prefixes in area code 929

Format: (929) 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 929

Where is area code 929?
Area code 929 is in New York. It covers New York.
What time zone is area code 929?
Area code 929 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 929 a toll-free number?
No. 929 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 929 share its area with 347, 465, 718 and 917?
347, 465, 718, 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 929 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 347/718/917/929 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2027. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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