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Get a local business phone number in Middletown, NJ

Middletown's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Middletown number in front of your customers.

Area code
732 / 848 / 908
Exchanges
39NANPA-assigned
Carriers
11
Population
66,940Census 2024 est.

Middletown area codes

Middletown, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, had a Census-estimated population of 66,940 in July 2024. NANPA lists 39 exchanges for its rate center across 3 area codes; 732 has the most (29, 74%). 732 is part of an overlay with 848, so a new local number in Middletown may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Middletown 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).

Area codes with exchanges in Middletown, NJ
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
7322974%1997848Eastern
848718%2001732Eastern
90837.7%1990noneEastern

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Middletown exchanges by carrier

11 carriers hold the 39 exchanges assigned to Middletown's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NJ has the most, with 14. 27 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Middletown can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Middletown, NJ
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NJ1436%
Verizon New Jersey, INC.615%
Teleport Communications America, LLC - NJ410%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - NJ37.7%
Omnipoint Communications, INC. - NJ37.7%
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC37.7%
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC25.1%
Paetec Itel, LLC12.6%
Peerless Network of New Jersey, LLC - NJ12.6%
Ton80 Communications, LLC12.6%
Coretel New Jersey, INC. - NJ12.6%

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 Middletown

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Middletown. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 39 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Middletown, NJ
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
732216, 241, 275, 284, 320, 368, 391, 420, 500, 533, 546, 615, 639, 671, 673, 687, 706, 737, 757, 778, 788, 796, 832, 856, 865, 895, 939, 957, 977
848218, 225, 254, 273, 351, 633, 837
908461, 601, 902

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Middletown's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Middletown's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

Middletown, NJ: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s857%
2010s429%
2020s214%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

Rate centers and local calling in Middletown

What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Middletown, those come from the MIDDLETOWN rate center, as recorded by NANPA.

Keeping an existing Middletown number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 732 when you pick it.

Businesses around Middletown

Middletown 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).

Selected industries in the New York, NY-NJ metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Full-service restaurants19,706318,73916.2
Limited-service restaurants18,189193,21310.6
Physician practices15,136159,08410.5
Residential remodelers12,75142,5933.3
Law offices12,736122,2039.6
Dental offices9,58262,1166.5
Supermarkets and grocery stores8,596164,59119.1
Beauty salons8,44436,8824.4

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

A Middletown 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 Middletown 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.

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. Callata comes to $299.00 a month for 15 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 15-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Middletown, NJ?

Middletown has exchanges in 732, 848, and 908; 732 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Middletown?

11, holding 39 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Middletown 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 Middletown?

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).