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856 Area Code

Area code 856 serves Camden, Vineland, Sicklerville, Bridgeton, Millville and nearby communities in New Jersey. It has been in service since June 12, 1999, when it was split from 609.

StateNew Jersey
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use678
Projected to run out2035
CamdenVinelandSicklervilleBridgetonMillvilleGlassboroLindenwoldSpringdaleWilliamstownCherry Hill MallMoorestown-LenolaCollingswoodWestmontEchelonHaddonfieldPennsvilleBellmawrGloucester CityGreentreePine HillMarltonWoodburyAshlandClaytonPitmanAudubonRunnemedeAtcoCarneys PointPalmyraBerlinHaddon HeightsStratfordBarringtonRamblewoodPaulsboroKingston EstatesSomerdaleClementonSalemGlendoraBeckettEllisburgCamdenVinelandSicklervilleMillville
Cities and towns served by area code 856

Who issues 856 numbers

Mobile 18%VoIP and cable 31%Landline 52%

Share of the 678 prefixes (the three digits after 856) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon176
Paetec Itel90
Onvoy (Sinch)48
Verizon Business (MCImetro)44
AT&T Mobility43
T-Mobile41
Lumen (Level 3)35
Verizon Wireless34

Cities and towns in area code 856

CityPopulationOther area codes
Camden71,430
Vineland62,703
Sicklerville44,500
Bridgeton28,307609
Millville28,098609
Glassboro24,483
Lindenwold21,952
Springdale15,672
Williamstown14,855
Cherry Hill Mall14,827
Moorestown-Lenola14,523609
Collingswood14,386
Westmont13,870609
Echelon13,577
Haddonfield12,740609
Pennsville12,238609
Bellmawr11,874609
Gloucester City11,643
Greentree11,024
Pine Hill10,909
Marlton10,473
Woodbury10,130
Ashland9,437609
Clayton9,041
Pitman8,961
Audubon8,825609
Runnemede8,443609
Atco8,037
Carneys Point7,945
Palmyra7,664
Berlin7,628
Haddon Heights7,609609
Stratford7,200
Barrington7,155609
Ramblewood6,542609
Paulsboro6,329
Kingston Estates6,250609
Somerdale5,823
Clementon5,744
Salem5,389609

Showing the 40 largest of 43 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 856?

A 856 number was originally issued in New Jersey, but that does not prove the caller is there. 31% of 856 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 678 prefixes in area code 856

Format: (856) 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 856

Where is area code 856?
Area code 856 is in New Jersey. It covers Camden, Vineland, Sicklerville, Bridgeton, Millville, Glassboro and 37 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 856?
Area code 856 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 856 a toll-free number?
No. 856 is a geographic area code in New Jersey. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 856 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 856 to exhaust in the first quarter of 2035. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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