Area codes 516 and 363
Area codes 516 and 363 are
History
When the
Despite Long Island's growth in both population and telephone service during the second half of the 20th century, this configuration remained for five decades. By the late 1990s, the proliferation of pagers and cell phones required further division to provide more telephone numbers for Long Island. On November 1, 1999, Suffolk was separated as a new numbering plan area with
Prior to October 2021, area code 516 had telephone numbers assigned for the
A 2021 NANP analysis of numbering resources projects exhaustion of NPA 516 during the second quarter of 2023.[4] As a result, additional relief was expected. An overlay of 516 with a new area code was recommended, although a boundary-extension overlay was also considered which would have expanded area code 934 (overlaying 631) to also overlay 516.[5] In January 2022, the new area code 363 was announced to overlay 516 on January 20, 2023.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ Mabbs, Ralph (Winter 1947–1948). "Nation-Wide Operator Toll Dialing—the Coming Way". Bell Telephone Magazine. 26 (4): 181. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ Rather, John (October 31, 1999). "Suffolk County Gears Up for 631 Area Code". The New York Times.
- ^ "Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Administrator. January 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ 2021 October NANPA Exhaust Projections
- ^ New York State document
- ^ "Area Code 363 - Details, official location, official service date, history and time zone".
- ^ "New area code for Nassau County will be 363, state says". Newsday. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
External links
North: 914, 203/475 | ||
West: 347/718/929, 917 | 516/363 | East: 631/934 |
South: Atlantic Ocean |