Area codes 718, 347, and 929
Area codes 718, 347, and 929 are telephone
History
For the first 37 years after the establishment of the North American Numbering Plan in 1947, all of New York City was a single numbering plan area (NPA),
On July 1, 1992, the Bronx and the neighborhood of Marble Hill, Manhattan were also split from numbering plan area 212, and were added to 718. A permissive dialing period for using either area code 212 or 718 in the affected area lasted until May 16, 1993.[3]
On October 1, 1999, area code 347 was added as an overlay code to area code 718.
On December 16, 2009, the New York Public Service Commission approved an additional overlay code for the 718/347 numbering plan area. This had the effect of assigning 23.4 million numbers to an area of 6.7 million people.
As of April 2023, NPA 347/718/929 has a projected exhaustion date of the second quarter of 2027.[8]
Area code 917 overlays area codes 718, 347, and 929, as well as area codes 212, 646 and 332 in Manhattan.
Marble Hill
Despite being legally a part of the
When the 718 numbering plan area was extended to the Bronx, Marble Hill residents unsuccessfully fought to retain area code 212.[9] Marble Hill receives its dial tone from central offices in the Bronx, and it would have been too expensive for New York Telephone to reroute Marble Hill's trunk so that it could remain in 212.[citation needed]
In popular culture
The 718 area code was celebrated in the 1998 2 Skinnee J's song "718", in which the rappers tell of people moving from Manhattan (212) to other boroughs (718) for lower rent.[11]
Area codes 212 and 718 are included in the 2001 song "Area Codes" as two of the many locations where rapper Ludacris has "hoes".[12]
A telephone number in area code 347 appears as "Come forth and call 489-4608, and I'll be here"[13] in the lyrics of "Diary", a track on the album The Diary of Alicia Keys.[14]
In 2023, as part of the marketing for the then-upcoming release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a phone number with a (929) area code was created to call or text.[15] When called, the number would play a pre-recorded message instructing callers to text the number. When texted, users would receive a link where they could sign up for updates related to the movie.
See also
- List of New York area codes
- List of NANP area codes
- North American Numbering Plan
References
- ^ a b Barbanel, Josh (February 16, 1984). "718 Area Code for Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island Gains Approval". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ "Status of Numbering Plan Area (NPA) Codes in World Zone 1" (PDF). NANPA. January 13, 1993. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "What's in a Name: While Marble Hill's Origins Are Clear, Its Present Status is up for Debate".
- ^ "PSC Approves New Area Code for NYC Outer Boroughs" (PDF). 3.dps.ny.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "Additional Area Code Planned for New York City “929” Overlay Code Assigned to Outer Boroughs". Neustar. January 22, 2010.
- ^ "Additional Area Code Planned for New York City". Prnewswire.com. January 22, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ Newman, Andy. "Say Hello to 929". The New York Times. April 15, 2011.
- ^ "2023 April NANPA Exhaust Projections" (PDF). Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Bloom, Jennifer Kingson. "A Bit of Manhattan In the Bronx: A little-known enclave in a spot where the Bronx should be.". The New York Times. July 23, 1995.
- ^ "What's in a Name: While Marble Hill's Origins Are Clear, Its Present Status is Up for Debate". New York 1 News. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "718 Lyrics - 2 Skinnee J's". Lyricsbox.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "Ludacris – Area Codes Lyrics | MetroLyrics". Metrolyrics.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Alicia Keys fans: Right number, wrong person". USA Today. August 10, 2004.
- ^ "Dear Diary". snopes.com. June 15, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ "Super Mario Bros. Plumbing". smbplumbing.com. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
North: 845, 203/475
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West: 862/973
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area code 347/718/929, overlaid by 917 | East: 516, 631/934
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South: 212/646/332/917, 732/848, Atlantic Ocean | ||
862/973, 908
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Connecticut area codes: 203/475, 860/959 |