What is Area code 718?
'''Area code 718''' is an area code of New York. It was created in 1984 as a split from 212.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Prial|first=Frank J.|date=1984-08-31|title=LIKE IT OR NOT, CITY GETS 2D AREA CODE TODAY|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/31/nyregion/like-it-or-not-city-gets-2d-area-code-today.html|access-date=2022-03-20|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1993-05-16|title=CALLING THE BRONX -- 718 Today|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/16/nyregion/calling-the-bronx-718-today.html|access-date=2022-03-20|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It covers the boroughs of [[the Bronx]], [[Brooklyn]], [[Queens]], and [[Staten Island]]. It was overlaid by 917 in 1992, 347 in 1999,<ref>{{Cite web|date=1999-09-13|title=Bell Atlantic Ready to Introduce New 347 Area Code|url=https://www.verizon.com/about/news/press-releases/bell-atlantic-ready-introduce-new-347-area-code|access-date=2022-03-20|website=www.verizon.com|language=en}}</ref> and 929 in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Newman|first=Andy|date=2011-04-15|title=Say Hello to 929|url=https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/say-hello-to-929/|access-date=2022-03-20|website=City Room|language=en-US}}</ref> == Sources == {{reflist}} [[Category:Area codes in New York (state)|718]] {{us-stub}}