Phone number reference · United States
212 area code
Manhattan, including Midtown and Lower Manhattan.
212 is associated with Manhattan, not all five New York City boroughs. Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island use a different area-code arrangement. A Manhattan number is useful to recognize, but it does not establish the caller's current address.
Manhattan
Geographic code · In service
212 at a glance
- Region
- Manhattan
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- In service since
- 01-Jan-1947
- Overlay arrangement
- 212/332/646/917
Numbering details checked September 21, 2026 against the NANPA database. See the official area-code maps for boundaries.
Questions about 212
Is 212 the area code for all of New York City?
No. Use 212 as a Manhattan reference. A business serving the wider city should still ask for the borough and street address before arranging a visit.
Is a 212 call safe to answer?
The 212 prefix identifies a numbering region, not a caller's identity or trustworthiness. Verify an unexpected request by contacting the organization through a number you already know.
Can I get a 212 business number?
Search the available numbers in VeraDial. Inventory changes, so a 212 number is not guaranteed. You can also keep your current carrier number and forward voice calls to a VeraDial line; existing texts stay with your carrier.
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