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title: "Area code 732: New Jersey, United States"
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summary: "Area code 732 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 732: New Jersey, United States

Area code 732 serves New Jersey, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in New Jersey.

NANPA lists 779 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 732, held by 28 holders across 36 rate centers.
Verizon New Jersey holds the most prefixes, 331 (42%). 65% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 5,137 complaints on file for 3,954 numbers in 732, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1997-06-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 848 (2001-12-29)
- Prefixes in use: 779
- Pooled prefixes: 504 (65%)
- Rate centers: 36
- Companies holding prefixes: 28
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-08 to 2024-12-13 (133 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 33

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NEWBRNSWCK | 98 | 13% |
| TOMS RIVER | 60 | 8% |
| METUCHEN | 57 | 7% |
| FREEHOLD | 55 | 7% |
| BOUNDBROOK | 36 | 5% |
| PERTHAMBOY | 34 | 4% |
| DUNELLEN | 33 | 4% |
| RAHWAY | 30 | 4% |
| 28 other rate centers | 376 | 48% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon New Jersey | 331 | 42% |
| Level 3 Communications | 87 | 11% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 65 | 8% |
| Verizon Wireless | 61 | 8% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services | 51 | 7% |
| Teleport Communications America | 34 | 4% |
| 22 other carriers | 150 | 19% |

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

- 1990-11-01: Area code 908, named as the parent of 732 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1997-06-01: Area code 732 went into service.
- 2001-12-29: Area code 848 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 732.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 732, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 908 (about 25 miles), 640 (about 29 miles), 201 (about 35 miles), 609 (about 35 miles) and 551 (about 38 miles).

## ZIP codes

33 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Toms River, NJ (5 ZIP codes), Belmar, NJ (2 ZIP codes) and Eatontown, NJ (2 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

5,137 complaints for 3,954 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 161
- 2024: 160
- 2025: 130

## Questions

### Where is area code 732?

NANPA assigns area code 732 to New Jersey, United States.

### In which state does area code 732 sit?

New Jersey. 732 is one of 10 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 732 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 732 are Toms River, NJ, Belmar, NJ and Eatontown, NJ. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 732?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 732, Verizon New Jersey holds the most prefixes, 331 prefixes or 42%.

### Which time zone does 732 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 732 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 732 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1997-06-01, so 732 has been in use since 1997.

### Does area code 732 have an overlay?

Yes. 848 (in service 2001-12-29) shares the same area with 732, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 732?

The area codes closest to 732, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 908 (about 25 miles), 640 (about 29 miles), 201 (about 35 miles), 609 (about 35 miles) and 551 (about 38 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 732 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 779 prefixes in service in 732, spread over 36 rate centers and 28 holders.

### Are there complaints about 732 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 5,137 complaints for 3,954 numbers in 732. 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).