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609 Area Code

Area code 609 serves Trenton, Atlantic City, Princeton, Bridgeton, Millville and nearby communities in New Jersey. It has been in service since January 1, 1957, when it was split from 201.

StateNew Jersey
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use782
Overlay with640
Projected to run out2046
TrentonAtlantic CityPrincetonBridgetonMillvillePleasantvilleOcean AcresPrinceton MeadowsHammontonMoorestown-LenolaWestmontMercervilleHaddonfieldPennsvilleBellmawrHamilton SquareOcean CityMcKee CitySomers PointBurlingtonWhite HorseVillasBrowns MillsAshlandVentnor CitySmithvilleAbseconAudubonNorthfieldRunnemedeTwin RiversPomonaFort DixBrigantineMystic IslandHaddon HeightsBarringtonLinwoodRamblewoodYardvilleKingston EstatesMays LandingHightstownSalemCape May Court HouseGlendoraBargaintownMargate CityBeach Haven WestWildwoodFlorenceEllisburgTrentonAtlantic CityPrincetonOcean AcresHammontonMoorestown-Lenola
Cities and towns served by area code 609

Who issues 609 numbers

Mobile 30%VoIP and cable 26%Landline 44%

Share of the 782 prefixes (the three digits after 609) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon216
AT&T Mobility90
Verizon Wireless80
T-Mobile60
Paetec Itel60
Lumen (Level 3)48
Onvoy (Sinch)39
AT&T (Teleport)28

Cities and towns in area code 609

CityPopulationOther area codes
Trenton91,506640
Atlantic City38,787640
Princeton31,469640
Bridgeton28,307856
Millville28,098856
Pleasantville20,853640
Ocean Acres18,689640
Princeton Meadows15,382640
Hammonton15,060640
Moorestown-Lenola14,523856
Westmont13,870856
Mercerville13,693640
Haddonfield12,740856
Pennsville12,238856
Bellmawr11,874856
Hamilton Square11,643640
Ocean City11,101640
McKee City10,843640
Somers Point10,590640
Burlington10,243640
White Horse10,040640
Villas9,897640
Browns Mills9,561640
Ashland9,437856
Ventnor City9,345640
Smithville9,260640
Absecon9,209640
Audubon8,825856
Northfield8,496640
Runnemede8,443856
Twin Rivers8,315640
Pomona8,141640
Fort Dix8,034640
Brigantine7,658
Mystic Island7,616640
Haddon Heights7,609856
Barrington7,155856
Linwood7,051640
Ramblewood6,542856
Yardville6,266640

Showing the 40 largest of 52 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 609?

A 609 number was originally issued in New Jersey, but that does not prove the caller is there. 26% of 609 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 782 prefixes in area code 609

Format: (609) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 609

Where is area code 609?
Area code 609 is in New Jersey. It covers Trenton, Atlantic City, Princeton, Bridgeton, Millville, Pleasantville and 46 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 609?
Area code 609 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 609 a toll-free number?
No. 609 is a geographic area code in New Jersey. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 609 share its area with 640?
609 and 640 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 609 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 609/640 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2046. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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