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title: "Area code 917: New York, United States"
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summary: "Area code 917 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 917: New York, United States

Area code 917 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 917, held by 33 holders across 14 rate centers.
The largest rate center is NWYRCYZN01, with 487 prefixes (62%).
Omnipoint Communications holds the most prefixes, 142 (18%). 44% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 4,211 complaints on file for 3,338 numbers in 917, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1992-01-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 212 (1947-01-01), 718 (1984-09-01), 646 (1999-07-01), 929 (2011-04-16), 332 (2017-06-10), 465 (2026-06-18), 917, 347
- Prefixes in use: 783
- Pooled prefixes: 348 (44%)
- Rate centers: 14
- Companies holding prefixes: 33
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-26 to 2026-07-10 (202 prefixes)

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NWYRCYZN01 | 487 | 62% |
| NWYRCYZN06 | 87 | 11% |
| NWYRCYZN10 | 41 | 5% |
| NWYRCYZN03 | 28 | 4% |
| NWYRCYZN08 | 28 | 4% |
| NWYRCYZN04 | 24 | 3% |
| NWYRCYZN07 | 20 | 3% |
| NWYRCYZN11 | 18 | 2% |
| 6 other rate centers | 50 | 6% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Omnipoint Communications | 142 | 18% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 136 | 17% |
| Spok | 133 | 17% |
| Verizon Wireless | 123 | 16% |
| Verizon New York | 64 | 8% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC | 27 | 3% |
| 27 other carriers | 158 | 20% |

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 917 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1992-01-01: Area code 917 went into service.

## Complaints on file

4,211 complaints for 3,338 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 136
- 2024: 149
- 2025: 135

## Questions

### Where is area code 917?

NANPA assigns area code 917 to New York, United States.

### In which state does area code 917 sit?

New York. 917 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Who owns area code 917?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 917, Omnipoint Communications holds the most prefixes, 142 prefixes or 18%.

### Which time zone does 917 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 917 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 917 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1992-01-01, so 917 has been in use since 1992.

### Does area code 917 have an overlay?

Yes. 212 (in service 1947-01-01), 718 (in service 1984-09-01), 646 (in service 1999-07-01), 929 (in service 2011-04-16), 332 (in service 2017-06-10), 465 (in service 2026-06-18) and 917, 347 share the same area with 917, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### How many prefixes does area code 917 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 783 prefixes in service in 917, spread over 14 rate centers and 33 holders.

### Are there complaints about 917 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 4,211 complaints for 3,338 numbers in 917. 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).