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 ...

That’s the new area code that will soon cover a large swath of South Jersey, including the Shore areas from southern Ocean County to Cape May County, as 609 numbers are on the verge of exhaustion.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Jan. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Customers within the existing 609 and 856 area codes should begin preparing for the new 640 area code and 10-digit dialing. The new 640 area code ...

This map shows area codes throughout New Jersey. There's a certain amount of pride when it comes to the 609. When someone comes into AC Ink in Atlantic City to get the area code tattooed on them, ...

TRENTON – The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (Board) said in a statement Wednesday that it has begun the process of considering a request filed by Neustar, the Federal Communications ...

Making phone calls will change in a big way for New Jersey next year. Beginning on Sept 17, 2018 new telephone customers in the state’s 609 area code region will instead get a 640 area code. After six ...