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Area codes 631 and 934

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State
  
New York

Area codes 631 and 934

Cities
  
Huntington, Smithtown, Bay Shore, Ronkonkoma, Patchogue

Area codes 631 and 934 are the telephone area codes for Suffolk County, New York, the central and eastern part of Long Island. Area code 631 was created in 1999 as a split from area code 516. 934 was added as an overlay in 2016. Population centers within the plan area include Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Patchogue, Riverhead, Smithtown, Shelter Island, and The Hamptons.

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1947–1951: 914

With the introduction of the North American Numbering Plan in October 1947, Suffolk County, Nassau County, and the lower Hudson Valley were assigned area code 914.

1951–1999: 516

In 1951, area code 516 was assigned to Suffolk and Nassau.

1999–2016: 631

On November 1, 1999, area code 631 was created solely for Suffolk County, to satisfy the increased need for telephone numbers mainly due to cellular services, while Nassau County kept area code 516. Permissive dialing for numbers in 516 across Long Island continued until the spring of 2000.

2016–present: 934 overlay

On July 16, 2016, area code 934 was created to overlay 631, which was nearing exhaustion. This is the first overlay area code for New York state outside New York City and requires 10-digit dialing for both area codes, effective June 18, 2016.

References

Area codes 631 and 934 Wikipedia