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summary: "Area code 716 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 716: New York, United States

Area code 716 serves New York, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in New York.

NANPA lists 765 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 716, held by 56 holders across 79 rate centers.
Verizon New York holds the most prefixes, 192 (25%). 78% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 4,154 complaints on file for 3,192 numbers in 716, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1947-01-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 624 (2023-11-16)
- Prefixes in use: 765
- Pooled prefixes: 594 (78%)
- Rate centers: 79
- Companies holding prefixes: 56
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-15 to 2026-07-02 (350 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 101

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BUFFALO | 266 | 35% |
| TONAWANDA | 74 | 10% |
| JAMESTOWN | 40 | 5% |
| WILLIAMSVL | 40 | 5% |
| NIAGARAFLS | 27 | 4% |
| LANCASTER | 22 | 3% |
| LOCKPORT | 17 | 2% |
| WESTSENECA | 17 | 2% |
| 71 other rate centers | 262 | 34% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon New York | 192 | 25% |
| Verizon Wireless | 95 | 12% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 77 | 10% |
| Onvoy, Llc- Ny | 44 | 6% |
| Level 3 Communications | 40 | 5% |
| Omnipoint Communications | 32 | 4% |
| 50 other carriers | 285 | 37% |

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

- 1947-01-01: Area code 716 went into service.
- 2001-11-15: Area code 585 went into service and names 716 as its parent.
- 2023-11-16: Area code 624 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 716.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 716, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 585 (about 56 miles), 582 (about 100 miles), 814 (about 103 miles), 607 (about 139 miles) and 680 (about 151 miles).

## ZIP codes

101 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Buffalo, NY (44 ZIP codes), Jamestown, NY (2 ZIP codes) and Lockport, NY (2 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

4,154 complaints for 3,192 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 157
- 2024: 119
- 2025: 312

## Questions

### Where is area code 716?

NANPA assigns area code 716 to New York, United States.

### In which state does area code 716 sit?

New York. 716 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 716 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 716 are Buffalo, NY, Jamestown, NY and Lockport, NY. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 716?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 716, Verizon New York holds the most prefixes, 192 prefixes or 25%.

### Which time zone does 716 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 716 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 716 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 716 has been in use since 1947.

### Does area code 716 have an overlay?

Yes. 624 (in service 2023-11-16) shares the same area with 716, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 716?

The area codes closest to 716, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 585 (about 56 miles), 582 (about 100 miles), 814 (about 103 miles), 607 (about 139 miles) and 680 (about 151 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 716 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 765 prefixes in service in 716, spread over 79 rate centers and 56 holders.

### Are there complaints about 716 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 4,154 complaints for 3,192 numbers in 716. 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).