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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Starting Saturday, phone users from Mercer County all the way down to Cape May in New Jersey accustomed to dialing just seven digits when they make a call will have to change their ways to accommodate ...

The new year will bring a new area code to New Jersey. Officials are ramping up their public information campaign about the launch of the 640 area code, which will be added to the region currently ...