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Bayonne's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Bayonne number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 551 / 201
- Exchanges
- 52NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 14
- Population
- 74,532Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Bayonne
Bayonne, in Hudson County, New Jersey, had a Census-estimated population of 74,532 in July 2024. NANPA lists 52 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 551 has the most (32, 62%). 551 is part of an overlay with 201, so a new local number in Bayonne may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Bayonne is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 551 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
Who holds Bayonne phone exchanges
14 carriers hold the 52 exchanges assigned to Bayonne's rate center. Omnipoint Communications, INC. - NJ has the most, with 25. 47 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Omnipoint Communications, INC. - NJ | 25 | 48% |
| Verizon New Jersey, INC. | 6 | 12% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NJ | 5 | 9.6% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 3 | 5.8% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 2 | 3.8% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - NJ | 2 | 3.8% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NJ | 2 | 3.8% |
| Monmouth Telephone and Telegraph, INC. - NJ | 1 | 1.9% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NJ | 1 | 1.9% |
| Vonage America LLC | 1 | 1.9% |
| Nuso, LLC | 1 | 1.9% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 1.9% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Local prefixes for Bayonne
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Bayonne. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 21 of the 52 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 201 | 215, 243, 285, 339, 354, 436, 437, 443, 455, 471, 515, 535, 603, 620, 688, 779, 823, 844, 858, 932 |
| 551 | 214, 216, 221, 232, 241, 258, 271, 273, 297, 312, 318, 326, 332, 339, 343, 363, 364, 388, 389, 392, 396, 399, 403, 420, 424, 426, 429, 432, 434, 435, 666, 727 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Bayonne's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Bayonne numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 11% |
| 2010s | 10 | 29% |
| 2020s | 21 | 60% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Bayonne
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Bayonne's numbers are rated to the BAYONNE rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Bayonne number.
If your business already has a Bayonne number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
The local business market
Bayonne is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, home to 19.9 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 562,802 business establishments in the New York, NY-NJ metro area in 2023, employing 8,559,248 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (71,000), retail trade (70,682), and health care and social assistance (65,817).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 19,706 | 318,739 | 16.2 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 18,189 | 193,213 | 10.6 |
| Physician practices | 15,136 | 159,084 | 10.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 12,751 | 42,593 | 3.3 |
| Law offices | 12,736 | 122,203 | 9.6 |
| Dental offices | 9,582 | 62,116 | 6.5 |
| Supermarkets and grocery stores | 8,596 | 164,591 | 19.1 |
| Beauty salons | 8,444 | 36,882 | 4.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Bayonne business line
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
If you already have a number in Bayonne, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the New York, NY-NJ metro area, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $450.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $374.25, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 15 people cost $299.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $285.00 | $3,420.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $345.00 | $4,140.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $374.25 | $4,491.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $405.00 | $4,860.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $450.00 | $5,400.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Bayonne, NJ?
Bayonne has exchanges in 551 and 201; 551 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Bayonne?
14, holding 52 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Bayonne business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Bayonne?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 15 users come to $299.00 a month. For comparison, 15 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $450.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).