STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New Jersey is getting a new area code. To keep pace with demand, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) -- which regulates telecommunications -- is launching a 640 ...

You live in New Jersey. Deal with it. - You have the first area code ever issued and you remind ... who designed this deranged phone map anyway? - You mean Philly when you say “the city.” ...

New Jersey is getting another area code which means next time you try to call someone in the Garden State, you'll need to dial ten digits. Beginning Saturday, the new calling procedure will be ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - There will soon be a new area code in New Jersey, and along with it comes a new way to dial calls. Starting Sept. 17, 2018, the 640 code will be added to the existing 609 code ...

A new area code is coming to New Jersey and with it a new way to make certain calls. A new 640 area code is being added to the same geographic area currently served by the area code 609 in a ...

From the Jersey shore to Central Jersey, phone calls just got a bit more complicated due to the introduction of a new area code and dialing procedures. A number of changes are coming to New Jersey ...

Making phone calls will change in a big way for New Jersey next year. Beginning on Sept 17, 2018 new telephone customers in the state’s 609 area code region will instead get a 640 area code. After six ...