Area code overview

Area code 516: location, prefixes and phone number lookup

Area code 516 is associated with NY. This page helps users understand the broader numbering region behind the area code and provides direct access to its visible prefixes, related rate centers and deeper phone lookup paths.

In the United States, an area code is the broad regional layer of the public numbering system. It does not identify one exact person or one exact caller, but it does help explain the larger numbering geography connected to a phone number.

If you are trying to understand calls from area code 516, identify a suspicious number, or browse the structure behind this numbering region, the next useful step is usually to open one of the prefixes or rate centers shown below.

AREA CODE
516
LOCATION
NY
STATE / REGION
US

How area code 516 is used

Area code 516 is part of the public US numbering structure and works as a broad regional entry point. Inside it, multiple prefixes can exist, and those prefixes may connect to different local numbering hubs.

That is why area code pages are helpful: they give users a wider view first, then make it easier to narrow the search into local prefixes, rate centers and phone-specific pages.

For many searches, that is exactly the right workflow: start broad with the area code, then move to the smaller numbering layers that sit underneath it.

What users usually want to know

Users often arrive here because they want to know where area code 516 is used, whether a suspicious call may be connected to this numbering region, or how to move from the area code into more specific number ranges.

This page is designed to answer those questions quickly by showing the prefixes and local rate centers linked to the area code.

If you already know the full number, the best final destination is usually the direct phone page. If not, the lists below are the best next step.

Prefixes in area code 516

799 prefixes

These prefixes sit inside area code 516 and provide the next level of detail for users who want to narrow the numbering structure further.

Prefix
516-200 516-201 516-202 516-203 516-204 516-205 516-206 516-207 516-208 516-209 516-210 516-211 516-212 516-213 516-214 516-215 516-216 516-217 516-218 516-219 516-220 516-221 516-222 516-223 516-224 516-225 516-226 516-227 516-228 516-229 516-230 516-231 516-232 516-233 516-234 516-235 516-236 516-237 516-238 516-239 516-240 516-241 516-242 516-243 516-244 516-245 516-246 516-247 516-248 516-249 516-250 516-251 516-252 516-253 516-254 516-255 516-256 516-257 516-258 516-259 516-260 516-261 516-262 516-263 516-264 516-265 516-266 516-267 516-268 516-269 516-270 516-271 516-272 516-273 516-274 516-275 516-276 516-277 516-278 516-279 516-280 516-281 516-282 516-283 516-284 516-285 516-286 516-287 516-288 516-289 516-290 516-291 516-292 516-293 516-294 516-295 516-296 516-297 516-298 516-299 516-300 516-301 516-302 516-303 516-304 516-305 516-306 516-307 516-308 516-309 516-310 516-311 516-312 516-313 516-314 516-315 516-316 516-317 516-318 516-319 516-320 516-321 516-322 516-323 516-324 516-325 516-326 516-327 516-328 516-329 516-330 516-331 516-332 516-333 516-334 516-335 516-336 516-337 516-338 516-339 516-340 516-341 516-342 516-343 516-344 516-345 516-346 516-347 516-348 516-349 516-350 516-351 516-352 516-353 516-354 516-355 516-356 516-357 516-358 516-359 516-360 516-361 516-362 516-363 516-364 516-365 516-366 516-367 516-368 516-369 516-370 516-371 516-372 516-373 516-374 516-375 516-376 516-377 516-378 516-379 516-380 516-381 516-382 516-383 516-384 516-385 516-386 516-387 516-388 516-389 516-390 516-391 516-392 516-393 516-394 516-395 516-396 516-397 516-398 516-399 516-400 516-401 516-402 516-403 516-404 516-405 516-406 516-407 516-408 516-409 516-410 516-411 516-412 516-413 516-414 516-415 516-416 516-417 516-418 516-419 516-420 516-421 516-422 516-423 516-424 516-425 516-426 516-427 516-428 516-429 516-430 516-431 516-432 516-433 516-434 516-435 516-436 516-437 516-438 516-439 516-440 516-441 516-442 516-443 516-444 516-445 516-446 516-447 516-448 516-449 516-450 516-451 516-452 516-453 516-454 516-455 516-456 516-457 516-458 516-459 516-460 516-461 516-462 516-463 516-464 516-465 516-466 516-467 516-468 516-469 516-470 516-471 516-472 516-473 516-474 516-475 516-476 516-477 516-478 516-479 516-480 516-481 516-482 516-483 516-484 516-485 516-486 516-487 516-488 516-489 516-490 516-491 516-492 516-493 516-494 516-495 516-496 516-497 516-498 516-499

Rate centers

17 rate centers

These local numbering hubs are linked to area code 516 and help users move from a broad regional layer into more specific local structure.