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The 212 area code is a North American Numbering Plan area code encompassing most of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, as well as a portion of the outer suburbs of the city. It has been in continuous operation since 1947, making it one of the oldest active area codes in the United States.
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a comprehensive system for assigning telephone numbers to a specific geographic area. It divides the entire continent into 84 Numbering Plan Areas (NPAs) and their corresponding area codes. Area codes are three-digit sequences which identify a specific geographical area, and are used as the first part of phone numbers for landline and mobile devices. The NANP assigns each local number within an area to one or more central office codes, which further define the geographical reach of each number. Since the codes are all standardized, they allow for easy dialing of the same number even when calling from a different area code.