This map shows area codes throughout New Jersey. (Graphic by Stephen Stirling) State regulators have approved a new area code for South Jersey. The 640 area code will be added to the region currently ...

That’s the new area code that will soon cover a large swath of South Jersey, including the Shore areas from southern Ocean County to Cape May County, as 609 numbers are on the verge of exhaustion.

Starting on Saturday, anyone with 856 and 609 area codes will have to change the way they're dialing phone numbers. It's not a big change, so everyone stay calm, but it's enough to drive you nuts if ...

The new year will bring a new area code to New Jersey. Officials are ramping up their public information campaign about the launch of the 640 area code, which will be added to the region currently ...

New Jersey’s latest area code will go into effect in January. With numbers in the 609 area code running out, the state’s Board of Public Utilities approved a request by Neustar, the Federal ...