Area codes 716 and 624
United States area code 716 is an area code that is used for the western area of New York, including Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and the area surrounding.
The 716 area code was one of the original set of area codes issued during October 1947. It originally extended across significant portions of central New York, as far east as Corning. In 1954, area code 607 was created by merging the eastern portion of 716 with the southern portion of area code 315.[1] In 2001, the new area code of 585 was created for Rochester and its suburbs. Until 1993, it was bounded at the Niagara River by area code 416 (now 905) in Ontario.
The Buffalo 716ers basketball team is named for the telephone area code. Telephone calls to God may be made to 776-2323, according to the movie Bruce Almighty (2003); that number was removed from the video & television versions as, while it was (and remains) unassigned in Buffalo's area code 716, it was routinely misdialled to other area codes as a nuisance call to actual subscribers.[2]
Counties and communities that use this area code
- Erie County (includes city of Buffalo and surrounding suburbs)
- Cattaraugus County (includes city of Olean)
- Chautauqua County (includes cities of Jamestown and Dunkirk)
- Niagara County (includes Niagara Falls and Lockport)
Because of Olean's proximity to the 716/585 line, some Olean exchanges use the 585 area code (particularly those in use for Sprint Corporation cell phones).
See also
References
- ^ "New York Area Codes". www.areacodehelp.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "Hold the phone — that fake number works". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
External links
| North: 289/365/905, 416, 647, and 437 Lake Ontario | ||
| West: 289/365/905, Lake Erie | area code 716 | East: 585 |
| South: 814 | ||
| Ontario area codes: 226/519/548, 249/705, 289/365/742/905, 343/613, 416/437/647, 807 | ||
| Pennsylvania area codes: 215/267/445, 223/717, 272/570, 412, 484/610, 724, 814/582, 878 | ||