929 Area Code in the Bronx

929 in the Bronx: The Short Answer

The 929 area code covers all of the Bronx, the borough at the northern edge of New York City and the only one attached to the mainland of the United States. The Bronx is part of the same numbering territory as Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, even though it sits across the Harlem River from Manhattan and borders Westchester County to the north. A 929 number in the Bronx is an ordinary local number, one of four area codes that serve every Bronx street.

The Bronx joined the 718 territory in the early 1990s as the city numbering plan evolved, and it has shared every overlay since: 347 in 1999, 929 on 16 April 2011 and 465 on 18 June 2026. That shared history is also why Marble Hill, the small Manhattan neighbourhood that sits on the Bronx side of the Harlem River, uses these same codes. Telephone wiring followed the geography of the river and the old exchange network, not the borough boundary on the map.

Bronx ZIP Codes and Neighbourhoods in the 929 Area

Bronx ZIP codes run through the 104xx range, and every one of them lies inside the 929 overlay. The table below lists a selection of main Bronx ZIP codes and the neighbourhoods they serve. The full list of about 291 ZIP codes across the 929 territory is in the ZIP code guide linked below.

Neighbourhoods across the Bronx that use 929, together with 718, 347 and 465, include:

• South Bronx: Mott Haven, Melrose, Hunts Point and Port Morris
• Central Bronx: Fordham, Belmont, Morrisania and the Grand Concourse area
• Northwest Bronx: Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Norwood and Marble Hill nearby
• East Bronx: Pelham Bay, Throggs Neck, Morris Park, City Island and Co-op City
• North Bronx: Wakefield, Woodlawn and Williamsbridge

What the Bronx Is Known For

The Bronx is known around the world as the birthplace of hip hop and as the home of the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. It also holds the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden, two of the city’s best known institutions, and neighbourhoods with very different characters: the apartment towers of Co-op City, the quiet streets and Hudson River views of Riverdale, the market streets of Fordham and Belmont, and the waterfront blocks of the South Bronx, which have seen years of new building and new businesses.

All of that activity sits inside one shared numbering plan. When a new phone line is opened in the Bronx, the carrier assigns a number from the available supply, and that supply now spans four codes: 718 from 1984, 347 from 1999, 929 from 2011 and 465 from 2026. Two businesses on the same Bronx avenue can therefore show completely different area codes on their signs, and both are equally local.

Is a 929 Number a Sign of a South Bronx Caller?

No. 929 numbers are issued across the whole overlay, and no Bronx neighbourhood, north or south, owns exclusive 929 prefixes. A 929 call could come from Riverdale, Fordham, Co-op City or any other part of the borough, or from Brooklyn, Queens or Staten Island. The area code tells you the numbering territory, not the neighbourhood.

Dialing and Time Zone in the Bronx

The Bronx is on Eastern Time, like the rest of the 929 territory. 10-digit dialing is mandatory for every local call, because four area codes share the same streets. To call a Bronx 929 number from inside the borough, dial 929 plus the seven digit number. From elsewhere in the United States, dial 1, then 929, then the number. From abroad, dial your international access code, then 1, then 929 and the number.

A useful border detail: the Bronx touches Westchester County, which uses different area codes, so a short drive north crosses out of the 929 overlay entirely. Inside the borough line, though, coverage is complete. There is no part of the Bronx outside 929, and no Bronx prefix that belongs to one neighbourhood alone.