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title: "Area code 347: New York, United States"
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summary: "Area code 347 serves New York, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in New York."
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# Area code 347: New York, United States

Area code 347 serves New York, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in New York.

NANPA lists 784 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 347, held by 28 holders across 13 rate centers.
Omnipoint Communications holds the most prefixes, 221 (28%). 96% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 5,876 complaints on file for 3,574 numbers in 347, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1999-10-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 718 (1984-09-01), 917 (1992-01-01), 929 (2011-04-16), 465 (2026-06-18)
- Prefixes in use: 784
- Pooled prefixes: 749 (96%)
- Rate centers: 13
- Companies holding prefixes: 28
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-03 to 2025-06-18 (586 prefixes)

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NWYRCYZN06 | 186 | 24% |
| NWYRCYZN07 | 96 | 12% |
| NWYRCYZN03 | 94 | 12% |
| NWYRCYZN08 | 79 | 10% |
| NWYRCYZN04 | 64 | 8% |
| NWYRCYZN05 | 62 | 8% |
| NWYRCYZN10 | 55 | 7% |
| NWYRCYZN14 | 32 | 4% |
| 5 other rate centers | 116 | 15% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Omnipoint Communications | 221 | 28% |
| Metropcs | 131 | 17% |
| Verizon Wireless | 93 | 12% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 74 | 9% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC | 57 | 7% |
| Level 3 Communications | 57 | 7% |
| 22 other carriers | 151 | 19% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1984-09-01: Area code 718, named as the parent of 347 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1999-10-01: Area code 347 went into service.
- 2011-04-16: Area code 929 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 347.

## Complaints on file

5,876 complaints for 3,574 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 122
- 2024: 154
- 2025: 153

## Questions

### Where is area code 347?

NANPA assigns area code 347 to New York, United States.

### In which state does area code 347 sit?

New York. 347 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Who owns area code 347?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 347, Omnipoint Communications holds the most prefixes, 221 prefixes or 28%.

### Which time zone does 347 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 347 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 347 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1999-10-01, so 347 has been in use since 1999.

### Does area code 347 have an overlay?

Yes. 718 (in service 1984-09-01), 917 (in service 1992-01-01), 929 (in service 2011-04-16) and 465 (in service 2026-06-18) share the same area with 347, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### How many prefixes does area code 347 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 784 prefixes in service in 347, spread over 13 rate centers and 28 holders.

### Are there complaints about 347 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 5,876 complaints for 3,574 numbers in 347. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).