Area Code 516

Area Code 516 is in New York

Other New York Area Codes
212, 315, 329, 332, 347, 363, 516, 518, 585, 607, 624, 631, 646, 680, 716, 718, 838, 845, 914, 917, 929, 934

New York Area Code Overlays
(212, 332, 646 and 917) - (315 and 680) - (329 and 845)
(363 and 516) - (624 and 716) - (631 and 934)
(518 and 838) - (718, 347, 917, 929)


Area Code 516 History:

01/01/1951
Area code 516 was officially put into service. Area code 516 was created from a split of area code 914. In 1999 area code 516 was split to form area code 631.

01/20/2023
Area code 363 was put into service as an all services overlay of area code 516. Ten digit dialing (area code + seven digit number) is necessary in the 363/516 overlay because different homes in the same geographic area can have the same seven digit phone number but each would have a different area code.

Counties in New York within area code 516 include:

Nassau County.

Major cities or places in New York within area code 516 include:

Area code 516 serves Nassau County in Long Island including the larger cities and towns of Glen Cove, Hempstead, Long Beach, and Oyster Bay in addition to many smaller villages and hamlets within Nassau County.

New York Area Code Map