It was the last time Manhattan residents got a new area code. Since then, demand for residential and business phone numbers has spurred the need for the new 332 number, the commission said.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Move over 212, 646 and 917, because Manhattan will be adding a new area code in 2017. Joining the three mainstays will be 332, expected to be assigned to new customers in the ...

New York state currently has 17 area codes, including Manhattan's three: 212, 646 and 917. The area code 332 will be in full swing by April of 2017 at the earliest, the NY Post reports.