Area Code Overview

Area code 716 is a geographic telephone area code in New York that went into service on January 1, 1947. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,366,382.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

Area Code: 716
State: New York
Type: General Purpose Code
In Service Date: January 1, 1947
Overlay Complex: 624/716
Local Dialing Plan: This area does require you to dial the area code when calling locally.

Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 716

This area code is tied for 84th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 10th out of 21.

6,251,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 716

Total assigned 6,251,000

Wireless

2,363,000 assigned

37.80%

Wireline and VoIP

3,310,000 assigned

52.95%

Other / Unclassified

578,000 assigned

9.25%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 716

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 2,363,000

Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.

Verizon Wireless 895,000 (37.88%)

AT&T Wireless 813,000 (34.41%)

T-Mobile 644,000 (27.25%)

LTE WIRELESS INC D/B/A LTE WIRELESS - NY 10,000 (0.42%)

Optimum Mobile 1,000 (0.04%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 716

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 3,310,000

VERIZON NEW YORK, INC. 956,000 (28.88%)

Onvoy 688,000 (20.79%)

Spectrum 382,000 (11.54%)

Bandwidth 298,000 (9.00%)

PAETEC ITEL, LLC 280,000 (8.46%)

Lumen 223,000 (6.74%)

Peerless Network 77,000 (2.33%)

Telnyx 68,000 (2.05%)

TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 66,000 (1.99%)

MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NY 58,000 (1.75%)

WINDSTREAM NEW YORK, INC. - JAMESTOWN 53,000 (1.60%)

Commio 49,000 (1.48%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 716

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 578,000

SPOK, INC. 150,000 (25.95%)

CHAUTAUQUA & ERIE TEL. CORP. 90,000 (15.57%)

PEERING HUB, INC. - NY 79,000 (13.67%)

CORETEL NEW YORK, INC. - NY 62,000 (10.73%)

DUNKIRK & FREDONIA TEL. CO. 40,000 (6.92%)

TC SYSTEMS, INC. - NY 37,000 (6.40%)

INTEGRATED PATH COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NY 23,000 (3.98%)

IP HORIZON LLC 21,000 (3.63%)

TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 15,000 (2.60%)

FRACTEL, LLC 13,000 (2.25%)

YORKSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS LLC 11,000 (1.90%)

CASSADAGA TEL. CORP. 10,000 (1.73%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 716

Akron, New York Alden, New York Angola, New York Arcade, New York Barker, New York Bemus Point, New York Boston, New York Brocton, New York Buffalo, New York Cassadaga, New York Cattaraugus, New York Chaffee, New York Chautauqua, New York Cherry Creek, New York Clarence Center, New York Clarence, New York Clymer, New York Cuba, New York Derby, New York Dunkirk, New York East Aurora, New York Eden, New York Ellicottville, New York Ellington, New York Findley Lake, New York Forestville, New York Franklinville, New York Fredonia, New York Frewsburg, New York Gasport, New York Gerry, New York Gowanda, New York Grand Island, New York Hamburg, New York Hinsdale, New York Holland, New York Jamestown, New York Java Center, New York Kennedy, New York Lakewood, New York Lancaster, New York Lewiston, New York Limestone, New York Little Valley, New York Lockport, New York Lyndonville, New York Machias, New York Mayville, New York Medina, New York Middleport, New York Newfane, New York Niagara Falls, New York North Collins, New York Olean, New York Orchard Park, New York Panama, New York Pendleton, New York Randolph, New York Ransomville, New York Ripley, New York Rushford, New York Salamanca, New York Sanborn, New York Sherman, New York Silver Creek, New York Sinclairville, New York South Dayton, New York South Ripley, New York Springville, New York Steamburg, New York Stedman, New York Tonawanda, New York Wanakah, New York West Seneca, New York West Valley, New York Westfield, New York Williamsville, New York Wilson, New York Youngstown, New York

These geographic regions are also served by area code 624.

How These Figures Were Built

These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 716, not live customer counts.

Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.

They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.

Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.

Last refreshed: April 15, 2026 6:22 pm