31:
321:
39:
165:
in the southwest. The geographic coverage of numbering plan areas was based on several criteria. A numbering plan area could only have a maximum of 540 central offices; larger states needed to be divided. In addition, the call routing infrastructure had to be suitable to be centrally coordinated by
178:. This separated the two population centers into distinct call routing systems for out-of-state long-distance calls. Despite the division with two area codes, all calls within the state of New Jersey were dialed without area codes until July 21, 1963, when office code protection was ended.
65:. Area code 201 was the area code assigned to the entire state of New Jersey in 1947, when the North American area code system was formed. After splits in 1956, 1991, and 1997, it is assigned to the northeastern portion of the state, including most of
156:
Area code 201 was originally assigned to the entire state of New Jersey, despite the state's dense population, the highest in the nation. The bulk of New Jersey's population is concentrated in the large metropolitan area west of
578:, April 18, 2001. Accessed August 11, 2001. "The new New Jersey area codes – 551, 356, and 848 – were announced this week and will be introduced next year in the regions currently served by 201, 973, and 732, respectively."
403:
When the first area code, 201, was introduced in New Jersey in 1951, phone-numbering experts thought there would be enough codes with a middle digit of '0' or '1' to last well into the next century
267:. On June 1, 1997, Essex and Passaic counties, home to Newark and Paterson, respectively, the state's largest and third-largest cities, as well as Morris and Sussex counties were split off with
166:
only one toll center without expensive back-haul arrangements. For the latter reason, by 1956, 201 was reduced to northern New Jersey, while the area from the state capital,
271:. This left Hudson and Bergen counties, the two most densely populated counties in the state and the closest to New York City, as the only counties in the 201 plan area.
274:
Although the 1997 split was intended as a long-term solution, demand for new numbers continued in Hudson and Bergen counties, and another area code became necessary.
836:
831:
383:
232:
grew during the 1980s, the northeastern section of the state lost sizable portions of its population due to the decline of its major cities, including
521:
550:
339:
442:
801:
138:
762:
282:
rather than a split. Overlays were a new concept at the time, and were controversial because they required implementation of
826:
816:
811:
134:
821:
806:
391:
252:
was created by a split of numbering plan area 201; it primarily serves the north-central regions of the state.
334:
54:
17:
740:
708:
691:
666:
662:
210:
202:
529:
482:"Area Code Stickers To Go On 'Phones". Hackettstown, NJ: The Hackettstown Gazette. 1961-07-06. p. 3.
214:
206:
574:
198:
222:
218:
194:
122:
70:
66:
362:
190:
186:
182:
142:
82:
569:
744:
736:
732:
720:
716:
712:
687:
648:
635:
622:
610:
606:
591:
525:
141:(AT&T) devised the nationwide numbering plan in 1947. It was also the first area code with
118:
90:
245:
146:
98:
286:. However, Verizon wanted to spare its customers the burden of changing telephone numbers.
237:
94:
30:
8:
387:
241:
167:
150:
86:
78:
555:
233:
114:
507:"New Jersey Bell customers will begin using area codes". Redbank Register. 1963-06-20.
255:
Within four years, 201 was close to exhaustion once again due to the proliferation of
326:
306:
283:
145:(DDD) service, when in 1951 the first direct-dialed long-distance call was made from
704:
105:. Area code 201 is also assigned for wireless services in some rate centers in the
101:. Area code 551 was added to this numbering plan area in 2001 in formation of an
229:
305:, respectively. With the implementation of the overlays on December 1, 2001,
795:
777:
764:
752:
748:
728:
724:
695:
674:
670:
618:
614:
302:
298:
294:
290:
268:
249:
175:
158:
110:
106:
74:
279:
171:
162:
133:
Area code 201 was the first-assigned numbering plan area (NPA) code of the
102:
463:
Sinks, William A. (Winter 1959). "New
Numbers for Tomorrow's Telephones".
264:
427:
Department of
Operation and Engineering (September 1956). "Section II".
289:
Area code 551 was created in 2001 to overlay 201, along with area codes
598:
426:
256:
62:
58:
50:
275:
38:
278:, the dominant telephone company in New Jersey, lobbied for an
174:
and the New Jersey side of the lower
Delaware Valley, received
260:
181:
For over thirty years, area code 201 served Bergen, Hudson,
363:"1951: First Direct-Dial Transcontinental Telephone Call"
496:(company guide). New Jersey Bell. 1961-03-26. p. 2.
316:
77:. Major cities in the numbering plan area include
34:Numbering plan areas and area codes of New Jersey
837:Telecommunications-related introductions in 1947
832:Telecommunications-related introductions in 2001
793:
340:List of North American Numbering Plan area codes
522:"About Verizon New Jersey: Years 1985 to 1998"
596:
516:
514:
431:. American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
559:, June 2, 1997. Accessed January 23, 2008.
357:
355:
309:became mandatory in Northern New Jersey.
511:
445:. New York Telephone Company. 1956-10-01
139:American Telephone and Telegraph Company
37:
29:
27:Area codes in New Jersey, United States
14:
794:
352:
570:"New Jersey Assigned New Area Codes."
462:
170:, southward, including the southern
161:in the northeast and the suburbs of
443:"Brooklyn Telephone Directory 1957"
24:
592:NANPA area code map of New Jersey
494:Nationwide Direct Distance Dialing
42:Map of numbering plan area 201/551
25:
848:
585:
319:
802:Area codes in the United States
562:
543:
500:
486:
475:
456:
435:
420:
408:
376:
113:numbering plan areas, such as
13:
1:
345:
335:List of New Jersey area codes
55:North American Numbering Plan
528:. 2007-11-13. Archived from
390:. 1995-11-01. Archived from
230:central region of New Jersey
7:
551:"New Area Codes Introduced"
416:Notes on Nationwide Dialing
312:
297:, which overlay area codes
10:
853:
827:Passaic County, New Jersey
575:The Record (Bergen County)
128:
817:Hudson County, New Jersey
812:Bergen County, New Jersey
703:
699:
682:
680:
657:
652:
643:
639:
630:
628:
429:Notes on Distance Dialing
822:Essex County, New Jersey
807:Area codes in New Jersey
143:Direct Distance Dialing
526:Verizon Communications
465:Bell Telephone Monthly
135:original 86 area codes
47:Area codes 201 and 551
43:
35:
147:Englewood, New Jersey
41:
33:
73:counties, bordering
778:40.8678°N 74.4379°W
774: /
625:
388:The Virginian-Pilot
248:. On June 8, 1991,
151:Alameda, California
597:
556:The New York Times
384:"Now you can call"
44:
36:
783:40.8678; -74.4379
758:
757:
414:AT&T (1955),
327:New Jersey portal
307:ten-digit dialing
284:ten-digit dialing
16:(Redirected from
844:
789:
788:
786:
785:
784:
779:
775:
772:
771:
770:
767:
626:
579:
566:
560:
547:
541:
540:
538:
537:
518:
509:
508:
504:
498:
497:
490:
484:
483:
479:
473:
472:
460:
454:
453:
451:
450:
439:
433:
432:
424:
418:
412:
406:
405:
400:
399:
380:
374:
373:
371:
370:
359:
329:
324:
323:
322:
21:
852:
851:
847:
846:
845:
843:
842:
841:
792:
791:
782:
780:
776:
773:
768:
765:
763:
761:
760:
588:
583:
582:
568:McKay, Martha.
567:
563:
548:
544:
535:
533:
520:
519:
512:
506:
505:
501:
492:
491:
487:
481:
480:
476:
461:
457:
448:
446:
441:
440:
436:
425:
421:
413:
409:
397:
395:
382:
381:
377:
368:
366:
361:
360:
353:
348:
325:
320:
318:
315:
131:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
850:
840:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
756:
755:
701:
700:
698:
681:
678:
677:
656:
651:
641:
640:
638:
629:
595:
594:
587:
586:External links
584:
581:
580:
561:
549:Newman, Andy.
542:
510:
499:
485:
474:
455:
434:
419:
407:
375:
350:
349:
347:
344:
343:
342:
337:
331:
330:
314:
311:
130:
127:
57:(NANP) in the
49:are telephone
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
849:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
799:
797:
790:
787:
754:
750:
746:
742:
738:
734:
730:
726:
722:
718:
714:
710:
706:
702:
697:
693:
689:
685:
679:
676:
672:
668:
664:
660:
655:
650:
646:
642:
637:
633:
627:
624:
620:
616:
612:
608:
604:
600:
593:
590:
589:
577:
576:
571:
565:
558:
557:
552:
546:
532:on 2007-11-13
531:
527:
523:
517:
515:
503:
495:
489:
478:
470:
466:
459:
444:
438:
430:
423:
417:
411:
404:
394:on 2008-03-16
393:
389:
385:
379:
364:
358:
356:
351:
341:
338:
336:
333:
332:
328:
317:
310:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
287:
285:
281:
277:
272:
270:
269:area code 973
266:
262:
258:
253:
251:
250:area code 908
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
226:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
179:
177:
176:area code 609
173:
169:
164:
160:
159:New York City
154:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
126:
124:
123:New Brunswick
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
75:New York City
72:
68:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
40:
32:
19:
18:Area code 201
759:
707:area codes:
683:
658:
653:
644:
631:
602:
601:area codes:
573:
564:
554:
545:
534:. Retrieved
530:the original
502:
493:
488:
477:
468:
464:
458:
447:. Retrieved
437:
428:
422:
415:
410:
402:
396:. Retrieved
392:the original
378:
367:. Retrieved
288:
273:
265:fax machines
254:
227:
180:
172:Jersey Shore
163:Philadelphia
155:
132:
46:
45:
781: /
741:718/347/929
709:212/646/332
692:718/347/929
667:718/347/929
663:212/646/332
257:cell phones
83:Jersey City
796:Categories
769:74°26′16″W
766:40°52′04″N
599:New Jersey
536:2023-02-28
449:2023-02-15
398:2023-02-28
369:2007-05-12
365:. AT&T
346:References
225:counties.
119:Morristown
91:Hackensack
63:New Jersey
59:U.S. State
51:area codes
246:Elizabeth
211:Middlesex
203:Hunterdon
137:when the
99:Englewood
705:New York
654:201/551
313:See also
238:Paterson
215:Monmouth
207:Somerset
95:Secaucus
745:845/329
737:716/624
733:631/934
721:518/838
717:516/363
713:315/680
688:973/862
649:973/862
636:845/329
623:973/862
611:732/848
607:609/640
603:201/551
471:(4): 6.
280:overlay
276:Verizon
242:Clifton
228:As the
199:Passaic
168:Trenton
129:History
103:overlay
87:Hoboken
79:Bayonne
53:in the
261:pagers
244:, and
234:Newark
223:Warren
219:Sussex
195:Morris
121:, and
115:Newark
71:Bergen
67:Hudson
684:South
632:North
191:Union
187:Essex
183:Ocean
659:East
645:West
301:and
293:and
263:and
221:and
109:and
97:and
69:and
753:917
749:914
729:607
725:585
696:917
675:917
671:914
619:908
615:856
303:732
299:973
295:848
291:862
149:to
111:908
107:973
61:of
798::
751:,
747:,
743:,
739:,
735:,
731:,
727:,
723:,
719:,
715:,
711:,
694:,
690:,
686::
673:,
669:,
665:,
661::
647::
634::
621:,
617:,
613:,
609:,
605:,
572:,
553:,
524:.
513:^
469:38
467:.
401:.
386:.
354:^
259:,
240:,
236:,
217:,
213:,
209:,
205:,
201:,
197:,
193:,
189:,
185:,
153:.
125:.
117:,
93:,
89:,
85:,
81:,
539:.
452:.
372:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
