Area code 716

Area code 716 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and four surrounding counties in western New York. It was one of the original North American area codes established in 1947.

The blue area is New York state; the red area is area code 716.

History

When the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) devised the first nationwide telephone numbering plan in the 1940s, New York state was initially divided into five numbering plan areas (NPAs), the most of any state. Each area received a distinct area code. Area code 716, one of these original area codes of October 1947, was assigned to a significant portion of central New York, as far east as Corning.

In 1954, the numbering plan area was reduced in size by merging its eastern portion with the southern portion of NPA 315, to create area code 607.[1]

In 2001, the new area code 585 was created for Rochester and its suburbs. Until 1993, it was bounded at the Niagara River by area code 416 (now 905) in Ontario.

Prior to October 2021, area code 716 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988. In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.[2]

A 2022 analysis by the NANP Administrator determined that area code 716 will exhaust its central office prefixes in 2024.[3] As a result, area code 624 is expected to be added to the 716 area before exhaustion; the exact date has not yet been announced.[4]

Service area

The numbering plan area comprises the following counties:

Because of Olean's proximity to the 716/585 line, some Olean exchanges use area code 585, particularly those in use for Sprint Corporation cell phones.

See also

References
  1. "New York Area Codes". www.areacodehelp.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  2. "Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Administrator. January 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  3. "2022-1 NRUF and NPA Exhaust Analysis" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Administrator. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  4. "716, meet your new area code: 624". Nexstar Media. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
New York area codes: 212/332/646, 315/680, 347/718/929, 516, 518/838, 585, 607, 631/934, 716, 845, 914, 917
North: 289/365/905, Lake Ontario
West: 289/365/905, Lake Erie area code 716 East: 585
South: 814
Ontario area codes: 226/519/548, 249/705, 289/365/905, 343/613, 416/437/647, 807
Pennsylvania area codes: 215/267/445, 223/717, 272/570, 412, 484/610, 724, 814/582, 878

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