Area code 516
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Long Island
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's Nassau County
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
, located directly east of the New York City
New York City
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borough of Queens
Queens
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and west of Suffolk County
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
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Upon nationwide adoption of area codes in October 1947, Nassau was part of the 914
Area code 914
Area code 914 is a telephone area code within New York state. 914's boundaries are the same as Westchester County. It was one of the original area codes established in October 1947....
area code along with Suffolk County and about half a dozen counties to the north of New York City. Soon after, in 1951, Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk) was split from 914 to receive the 516 area code exclusively.
This area code used to serve both Nassau and Suffolk counties until November 1, 1999, when Suffolk County received the 631
Area code 631
The area code 631 is used in the state of New York in eastern Long Island exclusively for Suffolk County.Suffolk used to share the area code 516 with neighboring Nassau County until November 1, 1999, when it was decided the area code would be split and Suffolk would end up with a new area code:...
area code.