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862 Area Code

Area code 862 serves Newark, Paterson, Clifton, East Orange, Passaic and nearby communities in New Jersey. It has been in service since December 29, 2001, when it was split from 973.

StateNew Jersey
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use391
Overlay with973
Projected to run out2052
NewarkPatersonCliftonEast OrangePassaicGarfieldHarrisonParsippanyMorristownHawthorneDoverPreaknessMadisonHopatcongFlorham ParkWoodland ParkUpper MontclairWallingtonPompton LakesTotowaLincoln ParkOak RidgePompton PlainsLake HiawathaLake HopatcongKinnelonBudd LakeBrookdaleChathamSuccasunnaCaldwellHaledonLake MohawkNorth HaledonFlandersBoontonWhippanyWhite Meadow LakeNewtonGlen RidgeButlerWatsessingBloomingdaleWhartonNorth CaldwellRockawayMorris PlainsProspect ParkRoselandPackanack LakePine BrookMount ArlingtonTowacoTroy HillsLedgewoodFranklinNewarkPatersonParsippany
Cities and towns served by area code 862

Who issues 862 numbers

Mobile 42%VoIP and cable 32%Landline 25%

Share of the 391 prefixes (the three digits after 862) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
T-Mobile70
Onvoy (Sinch)65
AT&T Mobility58
Verizon Wireless36
Metropcs25
Bandwidth18
Csc Voice14
Fractel12

Cities and towns in area code 862

CityPopulationOther area codes
Newark323,808973
Paterson161,793973
Clifton91,127973
East Orange72,159973
Passaic71,337973
Garfield33,353973
Harrison22,105973
Parsippany21,869973
Morristown20,750973, 201
Hawthorne20,169973
Dover18,919973
Preakness18,538973
Madison16,607973
Hopatcong14,824973
Florham Park14,456973
Woodland Park13,623973
Upper Montclair12,279973
Wallington12,092973
Pompton Lakes11,246973
Totowa11,166973
Lincoln Park10,950973
Oak Ridge10,860973
Pompton Plains10,766973
Lake Hiawatha10,406973
Lake Hopatcong10,383973
Kinnelon10,138973
Budd Lake10,106973
Brookdale10,044973
Chatham10,027973
Succasunna9,866973, 201
Caldwell9,375973
Haledon9,125973
Lake Mohawk9,116973
North Haledon9,089973
Flanders8,949973, 201
Boonton8,920973
Whippany8,862973
White Meadow Lake8,706973
Newton8,486973
Glen Ridge8,259973

Showing the 40 largest of 56 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 862?

A 862 number was originally issued in New Jersey, but that does not prove the caller is there. 32% of 862 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 391 prefixes in area code 862

Format: (862) 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 862

Where is area code 862?
Area code 862 is in New Jersey. It covers Newark, Paterson, Clifton, East Orange, Passaic, Garfield and 50 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 862?
Area code 862 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 862 a toll-free number?
No. 862 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 862 share its area with 973?
862 and 973 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 862 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 862/973 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2052. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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