Area code 607

Area code 607 at a glance

607 is one of 23 geographic area codes serving New York; NANPA records its in-service date as January 1, 1954. It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 607. It is in the Eastern time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Binghamton, Ithaca, Elmira, Endicott, and Cortland. By population, its largest named places are Binghamton, Ithaca, Elmira, Owego, and Cortland.

Where 607 numbers are local

607 holds 4.5% of the 12,049 central office codes assigned in New York, the 15th most of the state's 23 codes. 90 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 607 exchanges; the most populous are Binghamton (46,773), Ithaca (33,768), Elmira (26,255), and Owego (18,767). Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

Dialing 607 numbers

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 607 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number). Because local calls need the area code, business cards, signage and website copy should always show the full ten-digit number. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 digit permissible at service provider discretion."

Phone companies in area code 607

63 carriers hold the 548 central office codes assigned in 607. Verizon New York, INC. has the most, with 109 (20%). 453 of the codes (83%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. The code holder is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number today, since numbers can be ported between providers.

Rate centers and towns in 607

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 607 has codes in 105 rate centers. Rate center names in the file are abbreviations; where one matches a Census place, the table links to that city's local-number page.

607 code assignments over time

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 548 are assigned in 607, 69% of 800. 104 were assigned in 2020 or later.

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