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in the
North American Numbering Plan
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Niagara Falls
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, and four surrounding counties in western New York. It was one of the
original North American area codes
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telephone numbering plan
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in the 1940s, New York state was initially divided into five numbering plan areas (NPAs), the most of any state. Each area received a distinct area code. Area code 716, one of these original area codes of October 1947, was assigned to a significant portion of
central New York
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, as far east as Corning.
In 1954, the numbering plan area was reduced in size by merging its eastern portion with the southern portion of NPA 315, to create area code 607.
In 2001, the new area code 585 was created for Rochester and its suburbs. Until 1993, it was bounded at the
Niagara River
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Prior to October 2021, area code 716 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988. In 2020, ''988'' was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.
A 2022 analysis by the NANP Administrator determined that area code 716 will exhaust its central office prefixes in 2024. As a result, area code 624 is expected to be added to the 716 area before exhaustion; the exact date has not yet been announced.
Dunkirk
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Niagara Falls
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and Lockport)
Because of Olean's proximity to the 716/585 line, some Olean exchanges use area code 585, particularly those in use for
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