Area Code 718

Area code 718 was created in 1984 for a New York City. At the time of its origin it was allocated to Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. However Bronx was also added in area 718 in 1992. Marble Hill section of Manhattan is also covered by area code 718.

Area code 357 was added as an overlay to code 718 on October 1, 1999. Overlays are added so that already existing telephones using code 718 and 917 maintain their numbers while the new numbers in area were getting registered with area code 347.


Presently there are total seven area codes serving the region of New York City.

• Area Code 212
• Area Code 646
• Area Code 718
• Area Code 347
• Area Code 917
• Area Code 516
• Area Code 914

Area codes are filling up quicker because of the increasing demands for cellular phones, dialup internet, pagers or fax machines. Area codes are filling up faster than they ever have before. Though it is due to the large growth in the use of cellular phones, pagers, fax machines, and dial-up internet, which need additional phone lines, it isn't for the reason that most people suspect.

Area codes are three digit numbers formatted as NXX. N can be filled by any number from 2 to 9 and any number from 0 to 9 can be assigned to X. this area format provides about eight hundred possible area code combinations. Some of the area codes are used for special purposes such as 800 and 888 (toll free numbers) while some are issued as area codes for regular telephone numbers.


The four sides of area code 718 are covered by:

• West = 212/646, 201/551, 908, 973/862
• North = 914
• East = 516
• South = 212/646, 732/848, Atlantic Ocean

The code 718 is serving following counties:

BRONX ERIE KINGS NASSAU

NEW YORK QUEENS RICHMOND WESTCHESTER

Cities in code 718 are:

Arverne Astoria Bayside Bellerose Breezy Point Bronx Brooklyn Cambria Heights College Point Corona East Elmhurst Elmhurst Far Rockaway Floral Park Flushing

Forest Hills Fresh Meadows Glen Oaks Hollis Howard Beach Jackson Heights Jamaica Kew Gardens Little Neck Long Island City Maspeth Middle Village Oakland Gardens Ozone Park Queens Village

Rego Park Richmond Hill Ridgewood Rockaway Park Rosedale Saint Albans South Ozone Park South Richmond Hill Springfield Gardens Staten Island Sunnyside Whitestone Woodhaven Woodside

Universities, ISPs and Telephone companies:

Some of the leading universities in area code 718 are:

• Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (Ph: 7184302000)
• Central Michigan University (Ph: 718-7488386)
• Cornell University (Ph: 718-6256767)
• Polytechnic University (Ph: 718-2603080)

Some of the ISPs offering dialup and dedicated services for the people of 718 areas are:

• A Value Access Providers--- VAP
• Best Rate ISP
• BestWeb Internet
• Bestyet Communications
• Big Sky Network
• Black Cat Solutions, Inc.
• Cbo Network Solutions
• Celito Communications
• Anglin Internet Service
• American Family Online

Some of the main carriers and telephone companies for 718 areas are:

• BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL
• CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - CA
• CITIZENS UTILITIES RURAL DBA FRONTIER UT RURAL
• COOK TELECOM, INC.
• MCIMETRO, ATS, INC.
• NETWORK SERVICES LLC
• NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL
• PACIFIC BELL
• SOUTHWESTERN BELL
• SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
• SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.- AL
• TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP - SAN FRANCISCO
• THE TELEPHONE CONNECTION OF LOS ANGELES, INC.
• TIME WARNER TELECOM OF CALIFORNIA, L.P.
• TIME WARNER TELECOM OF CALIFORNIA, LP - CA
• USA MOBILITY WIRELESS, INC.
• VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC.-CA (GTE)

Reverse Phone Check in area code 718:

If you need to know the name of caller making you empty annoying calls you can use the service of reverse lookup. Service of reverse phone lookup is available on internet. It is very easy to trace phone numbers without paying. First thing is to select the company offering you details about the particular area code attached with the phone number.

If you need information about area code you can perform area code lookup through area code directories. Reverse phone lookup let you find the details of any number with particular code. If the phone number you have to search is starting with area code 718 then you should browse reverse number directory. Just enter the phone or mobile number with exact code and you would get complete details of that number such as who owns that number, billing address of the number, type of carrier etc. Reverse phone search make it easier to find missing people or people disturbing you through nauseating calls.