New York Area Code Directory Details

New York City in the state of New York is among the world’s major global cities being in the center of international finance, entertainment, culture and politics. States are divided into area codes for separation of phone numbers; the New York area code directory helps one know the area by a phone number. The cities served by a certain area code, which is listed in the New York area code directory are deemed to be the major cities for that particular area code.

List of New York Area Codes

When you go through the area codes of New York, you will know the cities in that area code.

Area Code 212

Area code 212 is a North American telephone area code for Manhattan borough and counted among the smallest North American area codes. Originally New York City was assigned this area code because this is the code that could be dialed the fastest with a rotary dial.

Area Code 315

Area code 315 is also a telephone area code assigned to upstate New York. The area stretches from Monroe County’s eastern border to Little Falls, east to Massena, north to Canadian border and south to near Cortland.

Area Code 347

Area code 347 is a New York City area code, which serves as an overlay to area code 917 and area code 718. The area code like major area codes in the USA is used for land lines, pagers, cell phones, and mobile devices. This area code finds use in the boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Bronx.

Area Code 516

Area code 516 finds use in Long Island's Nassau County that is directly located to the east of New York City Queens borough and to the west of Suffolk County.

Area Code 518

Area code 518 is a telephone area code in the eastern upstate New York. This was established as an original area code in 1947 and is known to be the largest area code in New York state. The area stretches from eastern Mohawk Valley to eastern Albany as well as from the Canadian border to the upper part of Hudson Valley.

Area Code 585

Area code 585 is a New York telephone code area state created in 2002 for the city of Rochester and its adjoining areas. Originally area code 716 was used for the area under code 585 now.

Area Code 607

is also a state of New York telephone area code which serves the south-central part of the state. The area was actually split in 1954 from parts of area codes 315 as well as 716.

Area Code 631

Area Code 631 serves in the eastern Long Island area exclusively for Suffolk County. Suffolk County along with Nassau County had area code 516 till November 1, 1999.

Area Code 646

Area code 646 is a New York City telephone area code, created in July 1, 1999 owing to the fact that 212 and 917 area codes were running out of numbers that were available.

Area Code 716

Area code 716 was previously used for dominating Western New York till the arrival of area code 585. Presently it dominates the Rochester area.

Area Code 718

Area code 718 dominates four boroughs of New York City called the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. It also serves Manhattan’s Marble Hill section.

Area Code 845

Area code 845 serves the Hudson Valley counties of Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster. It also dominates the small parts of counties like Delaware, Columbia and Greene.

Area Code 914

Area code 914 established in October 1947 serves Westchester County boundaries with the Hudson River.

Area Code 917

Area code 917 is a standard pager/cellular/voice mail phone area code serving all of the city’s boroughs. It acts as an overlay to area codes 212, 347, 646 and 718.