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908 Area Code

Area code 908 serves Elizabeth, Plainfield, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Linden and nearby communities in New Jersey. It has been in service since November 1, 1990, when it was split from 201.

StateNew Jersey
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use725
Projected to run out2039
ElizabethPlainfieldNew BrunswickPerth AmboyLindenLong BranchWestfieldSouth PlainfieldSomersetSummitRoselleNorth PlainfieldHillsboroughRoselle ParkPhillipsburgHighland ParkSomervilleShort HillsBradley GardensWest FreeholdNew ProvidenceFreeholdMartinsvilleManvilleThe HillsEast FranklinHackettstownWest Long BranchKenilworthRaritanFanwoodBernardsvilleBasking RidgeMountainsideWashingtonMilltownBelle MeadGreen KnollWatchungOceanportBridgewater CenterFinderneVauxhallRutgers University-Busch CampusLyonsNeshanic StationGarwoodEast FreeholdElizabethPlainfieldNew BrunswickLong Branch
Cities and towns served by area code 908

Who issues 908 numbers

Mobile 30%VoIP and cable 28%Landline 42%

Share of the 725 prefixes (the three digits after 908) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon146
Lumen (Level 3)84
Verizon Wireless83
AT&T Mobility75
T-Mobile56
Verizon Business (MCImetro)45
Onvoy (Sinch)37
Brightspeed Of New Jersey37

Cities and towns in area code 908

CityPopulationOther area codes
Elizabeth141,675
Plainfield57,141
New Brunswick57,133732, 848
Perth Amboy56,739732, 848
Linden45,752
Long Branch33,321732, 848
Westfield32,595
South Plainfield24,891
Somerset23,851732, 848
Summit23,314
Roselle23,261
North Plainfield22,879
Hillsborough22,302
Roselle Park15,603
Phillipsburg15,456
Highland Park15,259732, 848
Somerville14,665
Short Hills14,398
Bradley Gardens14,315
West Freehold14,233732, 848
New Providence14,092
Freehold12,562732, 848
Martinsville12,016
Manville10,932
The Hills10,732
East Franklin10,281732, 848
Hackettstown10,185
West Long Branch8,625732, 848
Kenilworth8,602
Raritan8,516
Fanwood8,035
Bernardsville7,966973
Basking Ridge7,882973
Mountainside7,346
Washington7,326
Milltown7,103732, 848
Belle Mead6,772
Green Knoll6,664
Watchung6,583
Oceanport6,540732, 848

Showing the 40 largest of 48 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 908?

A 908 number was originally issued in New Jersey, but that does not prove the caller is there. 28% of 908 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 725 prefixes in area code 908

Format: (908) 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 908

Where is area code 908?
Area code 908 is in New Jersey. It covers Elizabeth, Plainfield, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Linden, Long Branch and 42 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 908?
Area code 908 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 908 a toll-free number?
No. 908 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 908 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 908 to exhaust in the third quarter of 2039. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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