973 Area Code — New Jersey

973 is a North American Numbering Plan area code for New Jersey, the United States. It covers about 1,924,577 people in 98 towns and 146 ZIP codes, including Newark, Paterson and Clifton.

Where area code 973 is used

Area code 973 is assigned to New Jersey, the United States, inside the North American Numbering Plan. Numbers in the code are written (973) NXX-XXXX at home and +1 973 NXX-XXXX when dialled from outside Canada and the United States. Since the NANP moved to 10-digit dialling you must always include the area code, even for a local call.

Other area codes in this footprint: 862. They serve towns in the same territory, so a single street can contain numbers from more than one code. That is normal in the NANP and does not change how you dial.

Towns and cities in area code 973

The 98 towns below are the largest in the 973 footprint, ranked by population. Every one of them links to its own page with the full list of area codes and ZIP codes for that town.

Counties covered

Other area codes serving the same towns

Nearby area codes

How to dial area code 973

• Within North America: 973 + 7-digit number (973-NXX-XXXX). The leading 1 is optional on a mobile phone and required on most landlines for long-distance.
• From abroad: your country's international prefix, then 1, then 973, then the 7-digit number — for example 00 1 973 NXX-XXXX from most of Europe.