516 area code: location, overlays and numbers
In Long Island, New York, the US area code 516 has served the region since 1951, and it shares an overlay with 363.
- Location
- Long Island, New York
- Service start date
- 1951
- Time zone used
- Eastern time zone
- Overlay
- 363
- Calls inside the area
- 10-digit dialing
- The rate centres
- 3
- Exhaust projection
- 2073
- Country calling prefix
- +1 (United States)
Source: NANPA public reports: the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026. The exhaust year comes from the NANPA projections (April 2026), release 2026-1. We are not an official NANPA site.
Get hold of a 516 number
You can reach a 516 number in two ways. With its plan, a provider assigns a new number, chosen when you sign up from the numbers that provider holds in the code. Numbers that a seller already holds, often with a pattern, are listed for a one-time price; after that you move the number to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers listing local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 516 area code
For 516, NANPA lists 3 rate centres. Numbers are assigned to each one, a local calling area:
Those areas are Cold Spring Harbor, Farmingdale, Nassau.
Other area codes that are related
Same area, same pool of numbers: 363. Any of these codes can supply a new number here, so ask for whichever one you want.
Across New York, more area codes include: 212, 315, 518, 716, 914, 607, 718, 917, 646, 347, 631, 845, 585, 929, 934, 680, 332, 838, 329, 624 and 465.
Guides by city: Long Island area codes.
516 area code questions
Which area does 516 cover?
Around New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 516 rings in Long Island, New York.
Which country code goes with a 516 number?
+1. Because 516 sits in the North American Numbering Plan, calls from abroad use +1 516 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 516 area code?
The 516 area uses Eastern time.
Who places calls from a 516 number?
This code covers homes, mobiles, local businesses and people who fake a local number. What a 516 number shows on your screen is where it was assigned, not who is calling.