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Area code 646

Area code 646 serves New York, including New York City Zone 01 (Eastern time). It has been in service since July 1, 1999 and shares its area with 212, 332 and 917.

Numbers starting with 646 drew 1,354 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,016 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 646 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
New YorkNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
July 1, 1999Created from 212
Overlay
Same area as 212, 332, 917
Local calls
Dial 1 + 10 digits
Exchanges in use
782 of 792held by 40 carriers
Projected to run out
1Q 2057NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 646 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 646. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

1,354

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,016

Different 646 numbers reported

2,021

FCC complaints naming a 646 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202323
December 202318
January 202423
February 20249
March 202419
April 202414
May 202425
June 202429
July 202433
August 202426
September 202433
October 202438
November 202441
December 202422
January 202524
February 202523
March 202535
April 202537
May 202545
June 202537
July 202536
August 202533
September 202527
October 20252
November 202514
December 202515
January 202626
February 202621
March 202630
April 202619
May 202626
June 202630
July 202638
August 202631
September 202640
October 202656

What people said 646 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 600 of 1,354 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other487
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends353
Dropped call or no message101
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)98
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes89
Medical and prescriptions89

Most reported 646 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 646

NANPA lists 1 rate center for 646. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • New York City Zone 01782

Phone companies holding 646 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 85% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 40 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Omnipoint Communications, Inc. - NY192
Verizon New York, Inc.88
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - NY84
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC72
Paetec Itel, LLC66
Level 3 Communications, LLC - NY59
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC45
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NY32

When today's 646 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200136
200211
20039
200416
200528
200614
200711
200815
200911
201032
201112
201230
201319
201444
201520
201622
201717
201812
20198
20226
20238
20261

Check a 646 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in New York

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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