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title: "Area code 929: New York, United States"
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summary: "Area code 929 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 929: New York, United States

Area code 929 serves New York, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in New York.

NANPA lists 704 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 929, held by 37 holders across 13 rate centers.
Omnipoint Communications holds the most prefixes, 261 (37%). 100% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 2,714 complaints on file for 2,024 numbers in 929, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 2011-04-16
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 718 (1984-09-01), 917 (1992-01-01), 347 (1999-10-01), 465 (2026-06-18)
- Prefixes in use: 704
- Pooled prefixes: 703 (100%)
- Rate centers: 13
- Companies holding prefixes: 37
- Assignment dates on file: 2011-02-18 to 2026-07-10 (658 prefixes)

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NWYRCYZN06 | 90 | 13% |
| NWYRCYZN03 | 80 | 11% |
| NWYRCYZN07 | 79 | 11% |
| NWYRCYZN10 | 76 | 11% |
| NWYRCYZN08 | 62 | 9% |
| NWYRCYZN04 | 53 | 8% |
| NWYRCYZN05 | 47 | 7% |
| NWYRCYZN14 | 47 | 7% |
| 5 other rate centers | 170 | 24% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Omnipoint Communications | 261 | 37% |
| Verizon Wireless | 85 | 12% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 66 | 9% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC | 54 | 8% |
| Fractel | 44 | 6% |
| Onvoy, Llc- Ny | 39 | 6% |
| 31 other carriers | 155 | 22% |

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

- 1999-10-01: Area code 347, named as the parent of 929 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 2011-04-16: Area code 929 went into service.

## Complaints on file

2,714 complaints for 2,024 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 99
- 2024: 146
- 2025: 271

## Questions

### Where is area code 929?

NANPA assigns area code 929 to New York, United States.

### In which state does area code 929 sit?

New York. 929 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Who owns area code 929?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 929, Omnipoint Communications holds the most prefixes, 261 prefixes or 37%.

### Which time zone does 929 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 929 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 929 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2011-04-16, so 929 has been in use since 2011.

### Does area code 929 have an overlay?

Yes. 718 (in service 1984-09-01), 917 (in service 1992-01-01), 347 (in service 1999-10-01) and 465 (in service 2026-06-18) share the same area with 929, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### How many prefixes does area code 929 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 704 prefixes in service in 929, spread over 13 rate centers and 37 holders.

### Are there complaints about 929 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 2,714 complaints for 2,024 numbers in 929. 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).