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New York City, NY area codes and time zone
Quick answer
New York City is served by area codes 201, 212, 347, 516, 551, 646, 718, 732, 848, 862, 908, 914, 917, 929, 973, keeps EST time (GMT-5), and sits in county FIPS 36061.
- Area codes
- 201 · 212 · 347 · 516 · 551 · 646 · 718 · 732 · 848 · 862 · 908 · 914 · 917 · 929 · 973Within 25 miles of the city centre
- Time zone
- ESTAmerica/New_York
- UTC offset
- GMT-5EDT in summer (UTCGMT-4)
- County FIPS
- 36061New York County
Dialling from and to New York City
What this means when you pick up the phone.
Because more than one code covers this area, ten-digit dialling applies for local calls: area code plus number, every time. From abroad, dial +1 then the ten digits.
How New York City came to have several area codes
Why one city can carry several codes.
Area codes are assigned to geography, then exhausted as demand grows. New York City — population about 8,258k — is covered by codes 201, 212, 347, 516, 551, 646, 718, 732, 848, 862, 908, 914, 917, 929, 973, drawn from within 25 miles of the city centre. Because these 15 codes serve the same footprint, they are overlays: the number pool ran low and a new code was layered on top rather than splitting the city apart. All ten digits are required for every local call.
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