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Area code 718

Area code 718 serves New York, including New York City Zone 06, New York City Zone 08 and New York City Zone 07 (Eastern time). It has been in service since September 1, 1984 and shares its area with 347, 465, 917 and 929.

Numbers starting with 718 drew 762 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 537 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 718 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
September 1, 1984Created from 212
Overlay
Same area as 347, 465, 917, 929
Local calls
Dial 1 + 10 digits
Exchanges in use
779 of 792held by 20 carriers
Projected to run out
2Q 2041NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 718 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 718. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

762

FCC complaints since November 2023

537

Different 718 numbers reported

977

FCC complaints naming a 718 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202311
December 202318
January 202422
February 20249
March 20248
April 202410
May 202424
June 202424
July 202435
August 202424
September 202432
October 202457
November 202417
December 202412
January 202518
February 202525
March 202510
April 202512
May 202510
June 20257
July 20255
August 202517
September 20258
October 20251
November 202510
December 20256
January 20264
February 20266
March 20264
April 20268
May 202610
June 202610
July 202615
August 202610
September 202611
October 202615

What people said 718 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 295 of 762 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other289
Dropped call or no message198
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends91
Medical and prescriptions59
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)31
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes28

Most reported 718 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 718

NANPA lists 13 rate centers for 718. 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 06213
  • New York City Zone 0896
  • New York City Zone 0785
  • New York City Zone 0375
  • New York City Zone 1069
  • New York City Zone 1450
  • New York City Zone 0544
  • New York City Zone 1235
  • New York City Zone 0932
  • New York City Zone 0430
  • New York City Zone 1520
  • New York City Zone 1116
  • New York City Zone 1314

Phone companies holding 718 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 36% 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 20 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Verizon New York, Inc.548
Tc Systems, Inc. - NY43
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - NY37
Level 3 Communications, LLC - NY25
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC19
Paetec Itel, LLC16
Metropcs, Inc.15
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - NY13

When today's 718 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
20015
20026
20036
20043
20051
20062
20071
20082
20101
20182
20193
20212
20226
20235

Check a 718 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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