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848 Area Code

Area code 848 serves Toms River, Lakewood, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Sayreville and nearby communities in New Jersey. It has been in service since December 29, 2001, when it was split from 732.

StateNew Jersey
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use290
Overlay with732
Projected to run out2051
Toms RiverLakewoodNew BrunswickPerth AmboySayrevilleLong BranchRahwayOld BridgeCarteretSomersetWoodbridgePoint PleasantTinton FallsIselinColoniaAvenelSouth RiverAsbury ParkMetuchenHighland ParkMiddlesexWest FreeholdEatontownFranklin ParkFordsBound BrookRed BankHoliday City-BerkeleyFreeholdRobertsvilleBeachwoodKendall ParkSouth AmboyEast FranklinBlackwells MillsKeansburgMatawanMonmouth JunctionPine Lake ParkMadison ParkWest Long BranchDunellenDaytonSpotswoodCrestwood VillageYorketownKeyportRumsonMilltownLincroftHeathcoteStrathmoreOceanportRamtownLeisure VillageLaurence HarborLittle SilverFair HavenManasquanBelmarJamesburgFranklin CenterRutgers University-Busch CampusUnion BeachMorganvilleEast FreeholdToms RiverLakewoodNew BrunswickLong BranchRahway
Cities and towns served by area code 848

Who issues 848 numbers

Mobile 41%VoIP and cable 45%Landline 14%

Share of the 290 prefixes (the three digits after 848) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Onvoy (Sinch)86
T-Mobile51
AT&T Mobility37
Verizon Wireless30
Cablevision Lightpath12
Metropcs10
Bandwidth9
Ton80 Communications8

Cities and towns in area code 848

CityPopulationOther area codes
Toms River93,915732
Lakewood69,884732
New Brunswick57,133732, 908
Perth Amboy56,739732, 908
Sayreville46,787732
Long Branch33,321732, 908
Rahway31,010732
Old Bridge28,015732
Carteret25,781732
Somerset23,851732, 908
Woodbridge20,086732
Point Pleasant19,712732
Tinton Falls19,539732
Iselin19,151732
Colonia18,294732
Avenel17,143732
South River16,262732
Asbury Park15,632732
Metuchen15,363732
Highland Park15,259732, 908
Middlesex14,740732
West Freehold14,233732, 908
Eatontown13,607732
Franklin Park13,327732
Fords13,052732
Bound Brook13,038732
Red Bank12,896732
Holiday City-Berkeley12,896732
Freehold12,562732, 908
Robertsville11,859732
Beachwood11,340732
Kendall Park10,765732
South Amboy10,403732
East Franklin10,281732, 908
Blackwells Mills10,220732
Keansburg9,818732
Matawan9,768732
Monmouth Junction9,457732
Pine Lake Park9,251732
Madison Park8,798732

Showing the 40 largest of 66 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 848?

A 848 number was originally issued in New Jersey, but that does not prove the caller is there. 45% of 848 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 290 prefixes in area code 848

Format: (848) 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 848

Where is area code 848?
Area code 848 is in New Jersey. It covers Toms River, Lakewood, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Sayreville, Long Branch and 60 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 848?
Area code 848 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 848 a toll-free number?
No. 848 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 848 share its area with 732?
732 and 848 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 848 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 732/848 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2051. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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