Area codes 732 and 848, Telephone prefix in central New Jersey, US
Area codes 732 and 848 are telephone prefixes in central New Jersey, covering five counties including Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, and parts of Somerset and Union. Both numbers operate throughout this region, serving residential and commercial lines in towns from the shore to inland suburbs.
The 732 code was created in 1997 when the 908 area code was split to accommodate growing demand for telephone lines. The 848 code was added in 2001 as an overlay to handle continued number exhaustion in the region.
The area codes serve densely populated regions near the New Jersey Shore, connecting communities from New Brunswick to Long Branch and Toms River.
All calls within these area codes require dialing the full ten-digit number, even for local connections. The region follows Eastern Time, so office hours and service availability align with that zone.
These area codes distinguish Central New Jersey from Northern New Jersey's 908 region and Southern New Jersey's 609 territory through specific boundaries.
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