Get a local business phone number in Hampton, NJ
Hampton's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Hampton number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 908
- Exchanges
- 9NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 4,938Census 2024 est.
What area code is Hampton, NJ?
Hampton township is a Census town in Sussex County, New Jersey, with an estimated 4,938 residents in 2024. All 9 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 908. Hampton is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 908 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 908 | 9 | 100% | 1990 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Hampton phone exchanges
5 carriers hold the 9 exchanges assigned to Hampton's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NJ has the most, with 4. 6 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NJ | 4 | 44% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NJ | 2 | 22% |
| Commio, LLC | 1 | 11% |
| Brightspeed of New Jersey, INC. | 1 | 11% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NJ | 1 | 11% |
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.
Hampton phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Hampton's rate center (HAMPTON). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 3 of the 9 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 908 | 246, 270, 303, 310, 455, 471, 537, 574, 893 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Hampton's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Hampton's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 40% |
| 2020s | 3 | 60% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Hampton
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Hampton that is HAMPTON, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Hampton.
Keeping an existing Hampton number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 908 when you pick it.
Who does business near Hampton
Hampton 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 Hampton 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.
Porting a number you already use in Hampton is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.
AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.
The comparison below uses 15 users, the rounded average establishment size in the New York, NY-NJ metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $374.25 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $450.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $299.00 a month for 15 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| 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 Hampton, NJ?
908. All exchanges NANPA lists for Hampton are in 908.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Hampton?
5, holding 9 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Hampton 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 Hampton?
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).