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Metuchen's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Metuchen number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 732 / 848 / 908
- Exchanges
- 85NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 17
- Population
- 15,470Census 2024 est.
Metuchen area codes
Metuchen borough is a Census place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, with an estimated 15,470 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 85 exchanges for its rate center across 3 area codes; 732 has the most (57, 67%). 732 is part of an overlay with 848, so a new local number in Metuchen may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Metuchen is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 732 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
Metuchen exchanges by carrier
17 carriers hold the 85 exchanges assigned to Metuchen's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NJ has the most, with 25. 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NJ | 25 | 29% |
| Verizon New Jersey, INC. | 23 | 27% |
| Omnipoint Communications, INC. - NJ | 14 | 16% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 4 | 4.7% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 4 | 4.7% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NJ | 3 | 3.5% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NJ | 2 | 2.4% |
| Fusion, LLC | 1 | 1.2% |
| Monmouth Telephone and Telegraph, INC. - NJ | 1 | 1.2% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - NJ | 1 | 1.2% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - NJ | 1 | 1.2% |
| Cablevision Lightpath, INC. - NJ | 1 | 1.2% |
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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Metuchen
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Metuchen's rate center (METUCHEN). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 13 of the 85 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 732 | 205, 225, 243, 248, 261, 283, 287, 318, 321, 331, 343, 346, 372, 379, 395, 404, 417, 425, 429, 439, 452, 476, 482, 491, 494, 512, 515, 516, 548, 549, 570, 589, 590, 593, 603, 609, 623, 632, 635, 650, 662, 675, 692, 710, 742, 744, 754, 762, 767, 841, 887, 902, 906, 910, 947, 983, 986 |
| 848 | 200, 205, 219, 229, 244, 247, 248, 256, 260, 271, 295, 308, 319, 327, 334, 336, 338, 359, 361, 365, 372, 385, 396, 417 |
| 908 | 217, 510, 565, 930 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Metuchen's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Metuchen's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18 | 44% |
| 2010s | 10 | 24% |
| 2020s | 13 | 32% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Metuchen
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Metuchen, those come from the METUCHEN rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 732 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Metuchen
Metuchen 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.
A Metuchen number on Callata
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 Metuchen 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 Metuchen, NJ?
Metuchen has exchanges in 732, 848, and 908; 732 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Metuchen?
17, holding 85 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Metuchen 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 Metuchen?
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).