- Area code 973
Area code 973 is a
North American Numbering Plan area code for NorthernNew Jersey that covers portions of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Union Counties. It was formed as ofJune 1 ,1997 whenArea code 201 was split. [Newman, Andy. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE2D8143DF931A35755C0A961958260&scp=3&sq=area+code+732&st=nyt "New Area Codes Introduced"] , "The New York Times ",June 2 ,1997 . AccessedJanuary 23 ,2008 .] [ [http://www.verizonnj.com/about/community/nj/about/history/1985_1998.asp About Verizon New Jersey: Years 1985 to 1998] ,Verizon Communications , accessedMay 12 ,2007 .] In 2001, the 862 area code was created to overlay the 973 area code, making10-digit dialing mandatory. [McKay, Martha. [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8382118_ITM "New Jersey Assigned New Area Codes."] , "The Record (Bergen County) ",April 18 ,2001 . AccessedAugust 11 ,2001 . "The new New Jersey area codes -- 551, 356, and 848 -- were announced this week and will be introduced next year in the regions currently served by 201, 973, and 732, respectively."]According to
Verizon , area code 973 is used in the state of New Jersey by the following communities:;Bergen County
*Fair Lawn (mostly 201)
*East Rutherford (mostly 201)
*Garfield
*Lodi (a minority uses 201)
*Saddle Brook (mostly 201)
*Wallington;Essex County
*Belleville
*Bloomfield
*Caldwell
*Cedar Grove
*East Orange
*Glen Ridge
*Irvington
*Livingston
*Maplewood
*Millburn-Short Hills
*Montclair
*Newark
*Nutley
*Orange
*South Orange
*Verona
*West Orange;Hudson County
*East Newark
*Harrison;Morris County
*Chatham Borough
*Chatham Township
*Denville
*Hanover Township
*Kinnelon
*Lincoln Park
*Madison
*Mendham Borough
*Mendham Township
*Montville
*Morristown
*Morris Plains
*Morris Township
*Mountain Lakes
*Parsippany-Troy Hills
*Pequannock Township
*Pompton Plains
*Randolph
*Rockaway
*Roxbury
*Whippany (part of Hanover Township);Passaic County
*Clifton
*Passaic
*Paterson
*Prospect Park
*Ringwood (a minority uses 201)
*Totowa
*Wanaque
*Wayne
*West Milford;Sussex County
*Andover Township
*Andover
*Branchville
*Byram Township
*Frankford Township
*Franklin
*Fredon Township
*Green Township
*Hamburg
*Hampton Township
*Hardyston Township
*Hopatcong
*Lafayette Township
*Montague Township
*Newton
*Ogdensburg
*Sandyston Township
*Sparta
*Stanhope
*Stillwater Township
*Sussex
*Vernon Township
*Walpack Township
*Wantage Township;Union County
*Springfield TownshipReferences
External links
Area Code Box 2|State=NJ
This=973/862
N=845
S=908
E=201/551
W=570, 908
S1=NY|S2=PA
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