The first area code ever issued was 201, which for a while was the ONLY New Jersey area code. Then 609 came to cover South Jersey in 1956, 908 came along in ‘89 and so on. Now there are 10 area ...

“Once they get used to the changes the new dialing procedures should become second nature.” Area code 640 will be the tenth in the state, joining 201, 551, 609, 732, 848, 856, 862, 908, and 973. 201 ...