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summary: "Area code 845 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 845: New York, United States

Area code 845 serves New York, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in New York.

NANPA lists 783 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 845, held by 61 holders across 96 rate centers.
Verizon New York holds the most prefixes, 156 (20%). 83% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 3,909 complaints on file for 2,695 numbers in 845, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 2000-06-05
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 329 (2023-03-24)
- Prefixes in use: 783
- Pooled prefixes: 648 (83%)
- Rate centers: 96
- Companies holding prefixes: 61
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-10 to 2024-02-20 (439 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 74

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| POUGHKEPSI | 90 | 11% |
| NEWBURGH | 47 | 6% |
| SPRING VLY | 39 | 5% |
| MIDDLETOWN | 32 | 4% |
| KINGSTON | 31 | 4% |
| NEW CITY | 31 | 4% |
| MONROE | 22 | 3% |
| MONTICELLO | 18 | 2% |
| 88 other rate centers | 473 | 60% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon New York | 156 | 20% |
| Verizon Wireless | 73 | 9% |
| Onvoy, Llc- Ny | 58 | 7% |
| Level 3 Communications | 47 | 6% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 47 | 6% |
| Omnipoint Communications | 46 | 6% |
| 55 other carriers | 356 | 45% |

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 914, named as the parent of 845 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 2000-06-05: Area code 845 went into service.
- 2023-03-24: Area code 329 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 845.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 845, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 914 (about 20 miles), 551 (about 50 miles), 862 (about 50 miles), 973 (about 50 miles) and 201 (about 52 miles).

## ZIP codes

74 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Newburgh, NY (4 ZIP codes), Kingston, NY (2 ZIP codes) and Middletown, 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

3,909 complaints for 2,695 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 117
- 2024: 67
- 2025: 283

## Questions

### Where is area code 845?

NANPA assigns area code 845 to New York, United States.

### In which state does area code 845 sit?

New York. 845 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 845 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 845 are Newburgh, NY, Kingston, NY and Middletown, NY. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 845?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 845, Verizon New York holds the most prefixes, 156 prefixes or 20%.

### Which time zone does 845 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 845 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 845 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2000-06-05, so 845 has been in use since 2000.

### Does area code 845 have an overlay?

Yes. 329 (in service 2023-03-24) shares the same area with 845, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 845?

The area codes closest to 845, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 914 (about 20 miles), 551 (about 50 miles), 862 (about 50 miles), 973 (about 50 miles) and 201 (about 52 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 845 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 783 prefixes in service in 845, spread over 96 rate centers and 61 holders.

### Are there complaints about 845 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 3,909 complaints for 2,695 numbers in 845. 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).