CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Newark, NJ
Newark's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Newark number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 973 / 862 / 201
- Exchanges
- 248NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 50
- Population
- 317,303Census 2024 est.
What area code is Newark, NJ?
With 317,303 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Newark sits in Essex County, New Jersey. NANPA lists 248 exchanges for its rate center across 3 area codes; 973 has the most (147, 59%). 973 is part of an overlay with 862, so a new local number in Newark may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Newark is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 973 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number).
Newark exchanges by carrier
50 carriers hold the 248 exchanges assigned to Newark's rate center. Verizon New Jersey, INC. has the most, with 71. 150 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon New Jersey, INC. | 71 | 29% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NJ | 30 | 12% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 30 | 12% |
| Omnipoint Communications, INC. - NJ | 27 | 11% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NJ | 10 | 4.0% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 9 | 3.6% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NJ | 8 | 3.2% |
| CSC Voice, LLC | 6 | 2.4% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 5 | 2.0% |
| Spok, INC. | 4 | 1.6% |
| Cablevision Lightpath, INC. - NJ | 3 | 1.2% |
| Dial-a-beeper, INC. | 2 | 0.81% |
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.
Newark phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Newark. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 29 of the 248 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 201 | 207, 259, 303, 306, 341, 349, 407, 463, 532, 563, 618, 629, 698, 709, 810, 852, 929 |
| 862 | 214, 215, 218, 227, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, 236, 237, 240, 241, 255, 256, 270, 279, 280, 294, 298, 300, 301, 302, 307, 313, 315, 316, 317, 320, 323, 327, 331, 338, 339, 343, 350, 353, 361, 367, 368, 371, 372, 373, 380, 381, 390, 401, 405, 410, 412, 418, 423, 436, 445, 447, 448, 449, 452, 461, 464, 501, 576, 587, 588, 622, 658, 682, 754, 755, 763, 772, 799, 800, 810, 822, 849, 867, 872, 889, 895, 900, 902, 944, 955 |
| 973 | 202, 204, 205, 212, 217, 220, 230, 231, 242, 268, 273, 274, 277, 282, 286, 289, 297, 312, 318, 332, 336, 342, 344, 350, 351, 353, 367, 368, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 388, 391, 392, 393, 399, 412, 416, 418, 420, 421, 424, 430, 432, 438, 444, 445, 454, 456, 465, 466, 468, 474, 477, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 489, 491, 493, 494, 495, 497, 502, 504, 508, 517, 522, 536, 558, 565, 568, 573, 578, 583, 589, 596, 603, 612, 621, 622, 623, 624, 634, 639, 642, 643, 645, 648, 649, 679, 681, 687, 688, 690, 693, 699, 704, 705, 710, 715, 718, 732, 733, 735, 741, 752, 755, 757, 776, 792, 799, 802, 803, 806, 817, 818, 820, 824, 848, 849, 854, 855, 856, 868, 877, 878, 900, 901, 902, 923, 926, 941, 943, 951 |
First 240 of 248 prefixes. Source: NANPA.
When Newark's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Newark numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37 | 38% |
| 2010s | 31 | 32% |
| 2020s | 29 | 30% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Newark
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Newark, those come from the NEWARK rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 973 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Who does business near Newark
Newark 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 Newark 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.
If you already have a number in Newark, 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.
A 15-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the New York, NY-NJ metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $450.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $374.25. 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 Newark, NJ?
Newark has exchanges in 973, 862, and 201; 973 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Newark?
50, holding 248 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Newark 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 Newark?
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).