{"id":264789,"date":"2026-06-12T19:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T19:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/264789\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T19:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T19:15:09","slug":"nyc-is-getting-a-new-area-code-say-hello-to-456","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/264789\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC is getting a new area code \u2014 say \u2018hello\u2019 to 456"},"content":{"rendered":"

New area code, same attitude.<\/p>\n

The Big Apple will start handing out the new area code<\/a> on June 18, after the city officially ran out of phone numbers for existing area codes.<\/p>\n

Happening every few years \u2014 and bruising your ego along the way \u2014 the state board has approved the long-awaited request by wireless companies<\/a>, ending the caller ID crisis.<\/p>\n

\"MapNew Yorkers are about to get a set of new digits Craig Taylor Photo \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a clear need for more telephone numbers as a result of economic growth and activity in the New York City metro areas; therefore, an additional area code is required,\u201d said Rory M. Christian, chair of the state\u2019s Public Service Commission, which approved the added code.<\/p>\n

This means, for any new phone numbers in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan\u2019s Marble Hill neighborhood, you\u2019ll see a new three-digit prefix.<\/p>\n

So what are your new digits? The 465.<\/p>\n

That area code will now serve the same parts of the city with those who already share 347, 718, 917 and 929.<\/p>\n

New Yorkers won\u2019t need to change their badge of honor just yet. Only those who live in those regions and need a new line will be given the 465 area code.<\/p>\n

\"AThe new numbers will impact Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan\u2019s Marble Hill neighborhood chika_milan \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

Existing land and cellphone lines with the older codes will keep their current phone numbers. Call prices and local rates will also remain the same.<\/p>\n

The switch is led<\/a> by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator, NANPA, who is responsible for issuing and managing telephone numbers across the United States, Canada and some areas in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

The organization hands out millions of numbers every year, tracking number inventories nationwide. It then predicts when area codes will run out of available numbers \u2014 hence the new digits.<\/p>\n

New York City has seen numerous new area codes pop up with the most recent switch back in 2011, when 929 rolled out.<\/p>\n

For years, Gotham City held the 212 area code<\/a> \u2014 screaming old school \u2014 until it was absolutely exhausted and the need for new numbers was forced in 1984. <\/p>\n

While Manhattan kept 212, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island moved to 718. And as the city grew, so did the codes.<\/p>\n

In 1992, the first citywide overlay was rolled out in all five boroughs for cell phones and pagers \u2014 the 917.<\/p>\n

Then came the 646. This was added back in 1999 and was the dedicated area code added for Manhattan. <\/p>\n

The trend continued and number fatigue got the much-needed relief.<\/p>\n

Starting June 18, the new 465 chapter begins.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re one of the New Yorkers about to lose your civic pride<\/a>, we feel for you. As Carrie Bradshaw shouted, \u201cI\u2019m a 917 girl.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New area code, same attitude. The Big Apple will start handing out the new area code on June…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[102589,232,57,9,24,56,63,65,64,12484],"class_list":["post-264789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-area-code","tag-lifestyle","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-phones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}