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Toms River's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Toms River number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 732 / 848 / 908
- Exchanges
- 91NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 18
- Population
- 99,873Census 2024 est.
What area code is Toms River, NJ?
With 99,873 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Toms River sits in Ocean County, New Jersey. NANPA lists 91 exchanges for its rate center across 3 area codes; 732 has the most (60, 66%). 732 is part of an overlay with 848, so a new local number in Toms River may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Toms River 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).
Toms River exchanges by carrier
18 carriers hold the 91 exchanges assigned to Toms River's rate center. Verizon New Jersey, INC. has the most, with 25. 63 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon New Jersey, INC. | 25 | 27% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NJ | 19 | 21% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 14 | 15% |
| Omnipoint Communications, INC. - NJ | 8 | 8.8% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NJ | 5 | 5.5% |
| Onvoy, LLC - NJ | 5 | 5.5% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 4 | 4.4% |
| Spok, INC. | 1 | 1.1% |
| Aquis Communications, INC. | 1 | 1.1% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - NJ | 1 | 1.1% |
| Monmouth Telephone and Telegraph, INC. - NJ | 1 | 1.1% |
| Cooperative Communications, INC. | 1 | 1.1% |
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.
Toms River phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Toms River. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 13 of the 91 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 732 | 228, 232, 237, 240, 244, 255, 267, 269, 270, 278, 279, 281, 286, 288, 300, 315, 330, 341, 349, 472, 473, 503, 504, 505, 506, 551, 552, 557, 569, 573, 575, 581, 597, 600, 604, 606, 608, 644, 664, 674, 678, 684, 691, 703, 731, 732, 736, 773, 779, 797, 814, 818, 831, 864, 908, 914, 929, 930, 966, 998 |
| 848 | 201, 210, 221, 223, 224, 226, 238, 240, 251, 287, 317, 326, 329, 333, 356, 367, 389, 395, 402, 410, 448, 480, 986, 992 |
| 908 | 278, 330, 600, 773, 783, 814, 910 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Toms River's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Toms River numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 | 32% |
| 2010s | 12 | 32% |
| 2020s | 13 | 35% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Toms River
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Toms River's numbers are rated to the TOMS RIVER rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Toms River number.
If your business already has a Toms River number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Toms River
Toms River 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 Toms River number on Callata
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Toms River, 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 Toms River, NJ?
Toms River has exchanges in 732, 848, and 908; 732 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Toms River?
18, holding 91 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Toms River 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 Toms River?
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).