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973 Area Code

Area code 973 serves Newark, Paterson, Clifton, East Orange, Passaic and nearby communities in New Jersey. It has been in service since June 1, 1997, when it was split from 201.

StateNew Jersey
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use781
Overlay with862
Projected to run out2052
NewarkPatersonCliftonEast OrangePassaicGarfieldHarrisonParsippanyMorristownHawthorneDoverPreaknessMadisonHopatcongFlorham ParkWoodland ParkUpper MontclairWallingtonPompton LakesTotowaLincoln ParkOak RidgePompton PlainsLake HiawathaLake HopatcongKinnelonBudd LakeBrookdaleChathamSuccasunnaCaldwellHaledonLake MohawkNorth HaledonFlandersBoontonWhippanyWhite Meadow LakeNewtonGlen RidgeButlerBernardsvilleWatsessingBasking RidgeBloomingdaleWhartonNorth CaldwellRockawayMorris PlainsProspect ParkRoselandPackanack LakePine BrookMount ArlingtonTowacoTroy HillsLedgewoodFranklinNewarkPatersonParsippany
Cities and towns served by area code 973

Who issues 973 numbers

Mobile 16%VoIP and cable 24%Landline 59%

Share of the 781 prefixes (the three digits after 973) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon336
Lumen (Level 3)76
Verizon Business (MCImetro)56
Verizon Wireless53
T-Mobile48
AT&T (Teleport)31
Paetec Itel30
AT&T Mobility26

Cities and towns in area code 973

CityPopulationOther area codes
Newark323,808862
Paterson161,793862
Clifton91,127862
East Orange72,159862
Passaic71,337862
Garfield33,353862
Harrison22,105862
Parsippany21,869862
Morristown20,750201, 862
Hawthorne20,169862
Dover18,919862
Preakness18,538862
Madison16,607862
Hopatcong14,824862
Florham Park14,456862
Woodland Park13,623862
Upper Montclair12,279862
Wallington12,092862
Pompton Lakes11,246862
Totowa11,166862
Lincoln Park10,950862
Oak Ridge10,860862
Pompton Plains10,766862
Lake Hiawatha10,406862
Lake Hopatcong10,383862
Kinnelon10,138862
Budd Lake10,106862
Brookdale10,044862
Chatham10,027862
Succasunna9,866862, 201
Caldwell9,375862
Haledon9,125862
Lake Mohawk9,116862
North Haledon9,089862
Flanders8,949862, 201
Boonton8,920862
Whippany8,862862
White Meadow Lake8,706862
Newton8,486862
Glen Ridge8,259862

Showing the 40 largest of 58 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 973?

A 973 number was originally issued in New Jersey, but that does not prove the caller is there. 24% of 973 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 781 prefixes in area code 973

Format: (973) 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 973

Where is area code 973?
Area code 973 is in New Jersey. It covers Newark, Paterson, Clifton, East Orange, Passaic, Garfield and 52 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 973?
Area code 973 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 973 a toll-free number?
No. 973 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 973 share its area with 862?
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 973 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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