That’s the new area code that will soon cover a large swath of South Jersey, including the Shore areas from southern Ocean County to Cape May County, as 609 numbers are on the verge of exhaustion.

From the Jersey shore to Central Jersey, phone calls just got a bit more complicated due to the introduction of a new area code and dialing procedures. A number of changes are coming to New Jersey’s ...

A new area code is coming to New Jersey and with it a new way to make certain calls. A new 640 area code is being added to the same geographic area currently served by the area code 609 in a process ...

Hey 856 and 609, are you ready to change the way you dial phone numbers? Starting Aug. 18, residents who live in the 856 and 609 area codes will have to do it differently: You'll need to dial the full ...

South Jersey — land of the 609 and 856 area codes — is getting a new dialing procedure. That’s because a new 640 area code is being rolled out in September in the central and southeastern parts of the ...

Starting on Saturday, anyone with 856 and 609 area codes will have to change the way they're dialing phone numbers. It's not a big change, so everyone stay calm, but it's enough to drive you nuts if ...

Starting Saturday, phone users from Mercer County all the way down to Cape May in New Jersey accustomed to dialing just seven digits when they make a call will have to change their ways to accommodate ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New Jersey is getting a new area code. To keep pace with demand, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) -- which regulates telecommunications -- is launching a 640 area ...