In New York City, getting a new area code is just a phone call away.
The new code will be used in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and uptown Manhattan, as the existing four codes used in the five boroughs are expected to be exhausted by the end of the year. , requested by the wireless company. 2026.
On Tuesday, the State Civil Service Commission will hold two virtual meetings. public hearing before Administrative Law Judges Nicholas Planty and James Costello on a petition to add a new three-digit code to the city.
If approved, the new area code will only apply to your new number. Existing landline and mobile phone lines with area codes 347, 718, 917, and 929 can continue to use their existing phone numbers.
The North American Numbering Plan Administrator, which manages telephone numbers in 20 countries from Canada to the Caribbean, filed a petition with the state in May asking for additional area codes and is awaiting approval of the proposed new code. Masu. No number has been selected for the new code. They also asked for the product to be introduced six months before other products run out.
If the new code is not approved, the alternative would eliminate the boundaries between 347, 718, 917, 929 and other codes used in the city (212, 332, 646, 917).
The most recent change to New York City's area code dates back to 2011, when 929 was added.
The original area code 212 was created in 1947 for all five boroughs. Area code 718 was implemented in 1984, followed by 917 in 1992 and 347 in 1999.
