332 Area Code — Manhattan, NYC: Neighborhoods, Wall Street & Scam Risk
Area code 332 covers Manhattan, New York City. Newest overlay with 212 & 646, history since 1947, Wall Street companies, Broadway, scam risk, and dialing guide.
The 332 area code serves Manhattan — the most iconic borough of New York City. Activated in 2017, it's the newest of three Manhattan codes, sharing territory with the legendary 212 and 646. If you've received a call from a 332 number, it's coming from the island at the center of the world.
332 Area Code at a Glance
Location: Manhattan, New York City
Year Activated: November 2017
Overlay Codes: 212 (original), 646
Timezone: Eastern (UTC-5/UTC-4)
Borough Population: 1.63 million
Density: 72,918/sq mi (densest US county)
Manhattan Neighborhoods
Midtown Manhattan
~65,000Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Grand Central
Upper East Side
~209,000Museum Mile, Central Park East, luxury residential
Upper West Side
~209,000Lincoln Center, American Museum of Natural History
Financial District
~61,000Wall Street, NYSE, One World Trade Center
Greenwich Village
~67,000NYU, Washington Square Park, bohemian history
SoHo / Tribeca
~41,000Cast-iron architecture, galleries, celebrity residents
Chelsea
~50,000High Line, Chelsea Market, art galleries
Harlem
~116,000Apollo Theater, African-American cultural history
East Village / Lower East Side
~73,000Nightlife, immigrant heritage, punk rock history
Hell's Kitchen (Clinton)
~53,000Theater District adjacent, Restaurant Row
Washington Heights / Inwood
~153,000The Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park, Dominican community
East Harlem (El Barrio)
~55,000Latino heritage, Museum of the City of New York
History of Manhattan Area Codes
Area code 212 created for all of New York City — one of the original 86 codes. Manhattan's only code for 52 years.
Area code 718 split off for the outer boroughs. 212 retained exclusively for Manhattan.
Area code 917 overlaid on all five boroughs (originally for cell phones and pagers).
January 1 — Area code 646 overlaid on 212 in Manhattan. 10-digit dialing mandatory.
November — Area code 332 activated as the second Manhattan overlay. Third code for the island.
Manhattan Area Codes
| Code | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 212 | 1947 | The original — most prestigious NYC area code |
| 646 | 1999 | First Manhattan overlay |
| 332 | 2017 | Second Manhattan overlay — this article |
| 917 | 1992 | Overlays all five NYC boroughs (originally cell phones) |
How to Dial a 332 Number
| Calling From | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Within NYC | 332 + 7-digit number | 332-555-0100 |
| Within US | 1 + 332 + 7-digit number | 1-332-555-0100 |
| Cell phone (anywhere) | +1 332 + 7-digit number | +1 332 555 0100 |
| From UK | 00 + 1 + 332 + number | 00-1-332-555-0100 |
Major Companies & Landmarks
JPMorgan Chase
Fortune 500 (#1 bank)
Banking & financial services — HQ at 383 Madison Ave
Midtown
Goldman Sachs
Fortune 500 (#65)
Investment banking — 200 West Street (HQ)
Lower Manhattan
Morgan Stanley
Fortune 500 (#61)
Financial services — 1585 Broadway
Times Square area
New York Stock Exchange
Landmark
World's largest stock exchange by market cap ($25T+)
Wall Street
Empire State Building
Landmark
Iconic 1931 skyscraper — 2.5M visitors/year
Midtown
One World Trade Center
Landmark
Tallest building in Western Hemisphere (1,776 ft)
FiDi
Google NYC (Chelsea)
Fortune 500
Tech giant — 12,000+ NYC employees, Chelsea campus
Chelsea
Meta / Facebook NYC
Fortune 500
Tech — Hudson Yards office (2.2M sq ft lease)
Hudson Yards
Columbia University
Ivy League
Education — founded 1754, 33,000+ students
Morningside Heights
NYU (New York University)
University
Largest private university in US — 58,000+ students
Greenwich Village
Mount Sinai Hospital
Major Medical
US News top-ranked hospital — 1,134 beds
Upper East Side
Broadway Theater District
Entertainment
41 theaters — $1.8B annual revenue, 14.7M attendance
Midtown / Times Square
Scam & Spam Risk from 332 Numbers
Financial/investment scams
Fake investment offers exploiting Manhattan's Wall Street reputation
NYPD/government impersonation
Fake calls from "NYPD," "IRS," or "NYC Department of Finance" threatening fines
Con Edison utility scams
Fake Con Ed calls threatening power shutoff unless immediate payment
Rental/apartment scams
Fake listings in Manhattan's brutally competitive rental market — deposits taken on nonexistent apartments
Tech support scams
Fake Microsoft/Apple calls claiming computer viruses
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Time Zone
Eastern Time (ET)
Standard (EST): UTC-5
Daylight (EDT): UTC-4
9 AM in Manhattan = 6 AM PT = 2 PM London
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