Area Code 516
Telephone Central Office Pictures

The following are respresntative examples of telephone central office buildings in area code 516 (western Long Island, NY - Nassau County).

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Hempstead

Listing Updated: July 2005 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New York Telephone CLLI: HMPSNYHSDS0 Switch Type: Nortel DMS-100 Prefixes Served: (516) 292, 463-4, 481, 483, 485-6, 489, 505, 538-9, 559-60,564-6, 824 Notes: Originally home to a number of switches including #1 and #5 crossbar switches and several Crossbar tandems (XBT). Right side of building has two microwave dishes pointing towards eastern Long Island.