NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The New York State Public Service Commission on Thursday approved the petition by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) to implement a new area code.
The new area code will provide relief for the current 347, 718, 917 and 929 area codes, which serve the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Marble Hill sections of the New York City metropolitan area.
NANPA will select the 3-digit number that will be used for the area code in the coming months.
Under an all services overlay plan, existing telephone numbers remain unchanged, and all new telephone numbers would be assigned the new area code once the supply of central office codes under the existing area code exhausts.
When the remaining 347, 718, 917 and 929 central office codes are exhausted, all future phone number assignments will be made in the new area code.