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title: "Area code 609: New Jersey, United States"
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summary: "Area code 609 serves New Jersey, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in New Jersey."
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# Area code 609: New Jersey, United States

Area code 609 serves New Jersey, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in New Jersey.

NANPA lists 780 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 609, held by 40 holders across 50 rate centers.
Verizon New Jersey holds the most prefixes, 214 (27%). 68% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 4,621 complaints on file for 3,113 numbers in 609, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1957-01-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 640 (2018-09-17)
- Prefixes in use: 780
- Pooled prefixes: 529 (68%)
- Rate centers: 50
- Companies holding prefixes: 40
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-15 to 2026-07-02 (254 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 70

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATLNTIC CY | 82 | 11% |
| TRENTON | 76 | 10% |
| PRINCETON | 56 | 7% |
| PLEASANTVL | 52 | 7% |
| ALLENTOWN | 29 | 4% |
| MOUNTHOLLY | 29 | 4% |
| HADDONFLD | 26 | 3% |
| LAWRENCEVL | 26 | 3% |
| 42 other rate centers | 404 | 52% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon New Jersey | 214 | 27% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 90 | 12% |
| Verizon Wireless | 80 | 10% |
| Omnipoint Communications Enterprises | 60 | 8% |
| Paetec Itel | 60 | 8% |
| Level 3 Communications | 48 | 6% |
| 34 other carriers | 228 | 29% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 201, named as the parent of 609 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1957-01-01: Area code 609 went into service.
- 1999-06-12: Area code 856 went into service and names 609 as its parent.
- 2018-09-17: Area code 640 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 609.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 609, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 856 (about 27 miles), 215 (about 33 miles), 267 (about 33 miles), 445 (about 34 miles) and 732 (about 35 miles).

## ZIP codes

70 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Trenton, NJ (27 ZIP codes), Camden, NJ (5 ZIP codes) and Princeton, NJ (5 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

4,621 complaints for 3,113 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 148
- 2024: 196
- 2025: 191

## Questions

### Where is area code 609?

NANPA assigns area code 609 to New Jersey, United States.

### In which state does area code 609 sit?

New Jersey. 609 is one of 10 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 609 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 609 are Trenton, NJ, Camden, NJ and Princeton, NJ. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 609?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 609, Verizon New Jersey holds the most prefixes, 214 prefixes or 27%.

### Which time zone does 609 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 609 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 609 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1957-01-01, so 609 has been in use since 1957.

### Does area code 609 have an overlay?

Yes. 640 (in service 2018-09-17) shares the same area with 609, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 609?

The area codes closest to 609, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 856 (about 27 miles), 215 (about 33 miles), 267 (about 33 miles), 445 (about 34 miles) and 732 (about 35 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 609 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 780 prefixes in service in 609, spread over 50 rate centers and 40 holders.

### Are there complaints about 609 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 4,621 complaints for 3,113 numbers in 609. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).