Starting on Saturday, anyone with 856 and 609 area codes will have to change the way they're dialing phone numbers. It's not a big change, so everyone stay calm, but it's enough to drive you nuts if ...

The Garden State's love affair with the telephone is making it necessary to add yet another area code. It's all part of the need to keep pace with demand and for many phone users — at least half the ...

Hey 856 and 609, are you ready to change the way you dial phone numbers? Starting Aug. 18, residents who live in the 856 and 609 area codes will have to do it differently: You'll need to dial the full ...

New Jersey’s latest area code will go into effect in January. With numbers in the 609 area code running out, the state’s Board of Public Utilities approved a request by Neustar, the Federal ...

From the Jersey shore to Central Jersey, phone calls just got a bit more complicated due to the introduction of a new area code and dialing procedures. A number of changes are coming to New Jersey’s ...

A new area code is coming to New Jersey and with it a new way to make certain calls. A new 640 area code is being added to the same geographic area currently served by the area code 609 in a process ...

New Jersey is getting another area code which means next time you try to call someone in the Garden State, you'll need to dial ten digits. Beginning Saturday, the new calling procedure will be ...

Are you ready for the new 640 area code? The new area code goes into effect early next year and will overlay the existing geographic area that uses the 609 area code, which includes central and ...

This map shows area codes throughout New Jersey. (Graphic by Stephen Stirling) State regulators have approved a new area code for South Jersey. The 640 area code will be added to the region currently ...

New Jersey may be getting a new area code. Available phone numbers in the 609 region of South Jersey are expected to run out in 2018, according to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. The BPU ...