Area Code 917: Location, Boroughs and Time Zone

917

New York City

Eastern Time

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Economic Overview

Finance, media, technology, healthcare, real estate and tourism across all five boroughs, from Wall Street and Midtown Manhattan to Downtown Brooklyn and Long Island City.

Geographical Overview

All five boroughs of New York City: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.

Location Info

Covers all of New York City, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. If your business line starts with 917, Retell's New York City answering service can answer it around the clock.

Other Area Code Details

Area code 917 was introduced in 1992 as an overlay for all of New York City, originally for mobile phones and pagers. It overlays 212, 646 and 332 in Manhattan and 718, 347 and 929 in the other boroughs. Every local call needs 10-digit dialing.

City Overview & Fun Fact

917 was the first overlay area code in the US, and for years a 917 number signaled a New Yorker with a cell phone.

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