North American Numbers Source-cited · ownership disclosed
Area code
929
In service
United States · since 2011

Outer Boroughs (overlay)

All-service overlay of area code 718, serving the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Marble Hill.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Outer Boroughs (overlay)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
2011
Projected exhaust
2027 Q3

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 929 is

Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Marble Hill, NYC.

Communities served wholly or partly by 929:

BronxBrooklynQueensStaten Island

Same outer-borough footprint as 718/347.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 929 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Overlay · 2011 718 Outer Boroughs Overlays 718.
Overlay · 2011 347 Outer Boroughs (overlay) Co-overlays the same territory as 347.
Overlay · 2011 917 New York City (overlay) Citywide 917 also overlays this territory.
What's changing. Active overlay in the 718/347/465/917 outer-borough complex.
C · History

How 929 got here

2010-01-22
Announced by NeuStar as an overlay of 718.
Source: Wikipedia 718/347/929
2011-04-16
Became effective.
Source: Wikipedia 718/347/929
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
720
Prefixes available
80
Thousands-blocks assigned
7,020

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

Compare 929 with another code →
Sources
Wikipedia (secondary) ↗
Area codes 718, 347, and 929
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.