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Area code 716

Area code 716 serves New York, including Buffalo, Tonawanda and Jamestown (Eastern time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 624.

Numbers starting with 716 drew 1,195 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 964 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 716 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
New YorkBuffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 624
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
768 of 792held by 57 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2115NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 716 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 716. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,195

FCC complaints since November 2023

964

Different 716 numbers reported

2,020

FCC complaints naming a 716 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202316
December 202311
January 202415
February 202415
March 202415
April 202413
May 202420
June 202420
July 202426
August 202419
September 202420
October 202420
November 202415
December 202413
January 202521
February 202556
March 202526
April 202522
May 202520
June 202579
July 202592
August 202559
September 202571
October 20251
November 202510
December 202527
January 202617
February 202637
March 202616
April 202633
May 202628
June 202617
July 202629
August 202619
September 202614
October 202622

What people said 716 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 791 of 1,195 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other487
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)324
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends117
Dropped call or no message75
Medical and prescriptions48
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes33

Most reported 716 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 716

NANPA lists 79 rate centers for 716. 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.
  • Buffalo266
  • Tonawanda74
  • Jamestown41
  • Williamsville41
  • Niagara Falls27
  • Lancaster22
  • Lockport17
  • West Seneca17
  • Olean15
  • Hamburg10
  • Dunkirk8
  • Fredonia8
  • Orchard Park8
  • Grand Island7
  • Salamanca7
  • Angola6
  • Clarence6
  • Boston5
  • Clarence Center5
  • East Aurora5
  • Gowanda5
  • Holland5
  • Lakewood5
  • Lewiston5
Show all 79 rate centers

Newfane, Silver Creek, Springville, Youngstown, Akron, Cattaraugus, Ellicottville, Forestville, Machias, Mayville, Pendleton, Sanborn, Wanakah, Westfield, Wilson, Alden, Barker, Bemus Point, Chautauqua, Derby, Eden, Ellington, Gasport, Little Valley, North Collins, Randolph, Ransomville, Ripley, South Dayton, West Valley, Arcade, Brocton, Cassadaga, Cherry Creek, Clymer, Findley Lake, Frewsburg, Gerry, Hinsdale, Kennedy, Limestone, Medina, Panama, Rushford, Sherman, Sinclairville, South Ripley, Steamburg, Stedman, Chaffee, Cuba, Franklinville, Java, Lyndonville, Middleport.

Phone companies holding 716 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 78% 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 57 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Verizon New York, Inc.192
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - NY95
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC79
Onvoy, LLC- NY45
Level 3 Communications, LLC - NY40
Omnipoint Communications, Inc. - NY32
Paetec Itel, LLC32
Twc IP Enabled Services, LLC27

When today's 716 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200110
200222
20034
20048
200510
200618
200721
200811
200913
201011
201112
20128
20134
201423
201525
201617
20177
20189
20197
202019
202138
202215
202312
202419
20255
20265

Check a 716 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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