Area code 646
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Telephone
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area code for the borough of Manhattan, created July 1, 1999, due to all the variations of 212
Area code 212
Area code 212 is a New York City telephone area code for the borough of Manhattan. By area, it is one of the smallest area codes in North America....
and 917
Area code 917
Area code 917 is a New York City telephone area code for all of the five boroughs . It was the first cellular/pager/voicemail area code for the city and is an overlay to 212, 718, 646, and 347...
area codes having been activated.
Intended for use primarily as an area code for mobile devices, 646 is also occasionally assigned to some Manhattan land lines.