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Area code 917

Coordinates: 40°43′42″N 73°59′39″W / 40.72833°N 73.99417°W / 40.72833; -73.99417
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The blue area is New York State (outside the City of New York); the red area is area code 917 and overlay

Area code 917 is an area code for all five boroughs of New York City (The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island). It was the first cellular/pager/voicemail area code for the city and is an overlay to Manhattan's 212/646/332 and the other four boroughs' 718/347/929. Occasionally, 917 is also assigned to landlines, most commonly in Manhattan, in large part because of the particularly severe shortage of numbers there.[citation needed]

Introduced on February 4, 1992,[1] area code 917 is the first overlay area code in the North American Numbering Plan. When it was established, all cellphones in New York City were switched to 917, freeing up telephone numbers for additional landlines.[2]

Shortly after its implementation, the Federal Communications Commission announced that any new area codes going forth must not be service-specific, but did grandfather 917 from that rule. It is the last area code added under the original X1X format whose last digit was not 0.[citation needed]

In 1990, The New York Telephone Company wanted cellphones and pagers in Manhattan and all telephone lines in The Bronx to be assigned area code 917. The New York State Public Service Commission denied the request and chose the present configuration.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bell Atlantic Ready to Introduce New 347 Area Code; New Area Code to Join 718 to Serve The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island". Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  2. ^ http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/old_pl/IL%2091-08-001.pdf
  3. ^ McFadden, Robert D. "917 Area Code Is Proposed For the Bronx". The New York Times. June 5, 1990.
New York area codes: 212/646/332, 315/680, 516/363, 518/838, 585, 607, 631/934, 716/624, 718/347/929, 845/329, 914, 917
North: 914, 845, 203/475
West: 201/551, 862/973, 908 Area code 917 (overlays both 212/646/332 and 718/347/929) East: 516, 631
South: 732/848
New Jersey area codes: 201/551, 609/640, 732/848, 856, 908, 973/862
Connecticut area codes: 203/475, 860/959

40°43′42″N 73°59′39″W / 40.72833°N 73.99417°W / 40.72833; -73.99417

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