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title: "Area code 718: New York, United States"
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summary: "Area code 718 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 718: New York, United States

Area code 718 serves New York, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in New York.

NANPA lists 779 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 718, held by 19 holders across 13 rate centers.
Verizon New York holds the most prefixes, 548 (70%). 36% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 3,792 complaints on file for 2,419 numbers in 718, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1984-09-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 917 (1992-01-01), 347 (1999-10-01), 929 (2011-04-16), 465 (2026-06-18)
- Prefixes in use: 779
- Pooled prefixes: 280 (36%)
- Rate centers: 13
- Companies holding prefixes: 19
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-02-23 to 2023-07-05 (45 prefixes)

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NWYRCYZN06 | 213 | 27% |
| NWYRCYZN08 | 96 | 12% |
| NWYRCYZN07 | 85 | 11% |
| NWYRCYZN03 | 75 | 10% |
| NWYRCYZN10 | 69 | 9% |
| NWYRCYZN14 | 50 | 6% |
| NWYRCYZN05 | 44 | 6% |
| NWYRCYZN12 | 35 | 4% |
| 5 other rate centers | 112 | 14% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon New York | 548 | 70% |
| TC Systems | 43 | 6% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services | 38 | 5% |
| Level 3 Communications | 25 | 3% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 19 | 2% |
| Paetec Itel | 16 | 2% |
| 13 other carriers | 90 | 12% |

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 212, named as the parent of 718 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1984-09-01: Area code 718 went into service.
- 1999-10-01: Area code 347 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 718.
- 2026-06-18: Area code 465 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 718.

## Complaints on file

3,792 complaints for 2,419 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 106
- 2024: 83
- 2025: 82

## Questions

### Where is area code 718?

NANPA assigns area code 718 to New York, United States.

### In which state does area code 718 sit?

New York. 718 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Who owns area code 718?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 718, Verizon New York holds the most prefixes, 548 prefixes or 70%.

### Which time zone does 718 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 718 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 718 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1984-09-01, so 718 has been in use since 1984.

### Does area code 718 have an overlay?

Yes. 917 (in service 1992-01-01), 347 (in service 1999-10-01), 929 (in service 2011-04-16) and 465 (in service 2026-06-18) share the same area with 718, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### How many prefixes does area code 718 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 779 prefixes in service in 718, spread over 13 rate centers and 19 holders.

### Are there complaints about 718 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 3,792 complaints for 2,419 numbers in 718. 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).