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Area code 212

Area code 212 New York, New York

Area code 212 is one of the original 1947 area codes, in New York, with numbers assigned in New York. It’s 12:12 AM there now.

State
New York23 area codes in New York
Time zone
Eastern12:12 AM there now
Exchanges
7841 place
Overlay
332, 646 and 917Same area, 10-digit dialing
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Where area code 212 is

Numbers in 212 are assigned to 1 place in 5 counties: Bronx County, Kings County, New York County, Queens County and Richmond County.

New York holds most of them: 100% of the exchanges.

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Phone companies in 212

784 blocks of numbers in 212 are held by 18 phone companies. The most belong to Verizon (630), TC Systems (50) and Verizon Business (50).

Mostly landline: about 81% of blocks belong to local phone and cable companies, 0% to wireless networks and 19% to other carriers.

A block’s holder is the company it was first assigned to; numbers can move to other carriers since.

History and overlays

212 has been in service since 1947, when the first North American area codes were set up.

332 (since 2017), 646 (since 1999) and 917 (since 1992) share the same area, so a new number there can get any of these codes and local calls are dialed with all 10 digits.

9 new exchanges were assigned since 2021, the latest in June 2023.

Calling 212

It’s 12:12 AM Eastern time in 212 right now.

From elsewhere in the U.S., dial 1, 212 and the 7-digit number; inside the area, all 10 digits too.

Nearby area codes

New York has 23 area codes: 212, 315, 329, 332, 347, 363, 465, 516, 518, 585, 607, 624, 631, 646, 680, 716, 718, 838, 845, 914, 917, 929 and 934.

From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator’s area code and exchange records (10/22/2026) and U.S. Census place and county names. Places and companies are where number blocks were assigned, not where anyone lives or which carrier a number uses today.

Map of the 212 area code

Map of the 212 area code around New York, New York.

Interactive map © OpenStreetMap contributors

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Questions about 212

Where is area code 212?

In New York, covering New York across 5 counties.

What time zone is 212 in?

Eastern time. It was 12:12 AM there when this page loaded.

Is 212 an overlay?

Yes. 332, 646 and 917 serve the same area, so dial all 10 digits for local calls.

Which phone companies have 212 numbers?

18 companies hold blocks; the most belong to Verizon, TC Systems and Verizon Business. About 0% of blocks are wireless.

Is 212 running out of numbers?

Not on record. 9 new exchanges have been assigned since 2021.