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summary: "Area code 914 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 914: New York, United States

Area code 914 serves New York, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in New York.

NANPA lists 703 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 914, held by 40 holders across 36 rate centers.
Verizon New York holds the most prefixes, 182 (26%). 74% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 3,877 complaints on file for 2,420 numbers in 914, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1947-01-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Prefixes in use: 703
- Pooled prefixes: 519 (74%)
- Rate centers: 36
- Companies holding prefixes: 40
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-10 to 2026-03-09 (251 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 24

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| WSCHSTZN08 | 194 | 28% |
| WSCHSTZN01 | 64 | 9% |
| WSCHSTZN07 | 35 | 5% |
| MOUNTKISCO | 34 | 5% |
| WSCHSTZN06 | 34 | 5% |
| WSCHSTZN03 | 33 | 5% |
| WSCHSTZN09 | 32 | 5% |
| WSCHSTZN02 | 30 | 4% |
| 28 other rate centers | 247 | 35% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon New York | 182 | 26% |
| Verizon Wireless | 82 | 12% |
| Omnipoint Communications | 71 | 10% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 60 | 9% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services | 59 | 8% |
| Level 3 Communications | 35 | 5% |
| 34 other carriers | 214 | 30% |

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 went into service.
- 1951-01-01: Area code 516 went into service and names 914 as its parent.
- 2000-06-05: Area code 845 went into service and names 914 as its parent.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 914, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 329 (about 13 miles), 845 (about 20 miles), 551 (about 34 miles), 201 (about 37 miles) and 203 (about 38 miles).

## ZIP codes

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

3,877 complaints for 2,420 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 107
- 2024: 86
- 2025: 137

## Questions

### Where is area code 914?

NANPA assigns area code 914 to New York, United States.

### In which state does area code 914 sit?

New York. 914 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 914 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 914 are Mount Vernon, NY, Newburgh, NY and Kingston, NY. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 914?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 914, Verizon New York holds the most prefixes, 182 prefixes or 26%.

### Which time zone does 914 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 914 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 914 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 914 has been in use since 1947.

### Does area code 914 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 914.

### Which area codes are nearest to 914?

The area codes closest to 914, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 329 (about 13 miles), 845 (about 20 miles), 551 (about 34 miles), 201 (about 37 miles) and 203 (about 38 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 914 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 703 prefixes in service in 914, spread over 36 rate centers and 40 holders.

### Are there complaints about 914 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 3,877 complaints for 2,420 numbers in 914. 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).