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The 973 area code is a geographic phone number that directs calls to northern and central New Jersey. It serves over 2.4 million people in the Essex, Passaic, Bergen, Morris, Sussex, and Warren counties of New Jersey from the towns of Bloomfield to Wantage. This area code was forme in 1997 after being split from the 201 area code. The 973 was the first “overlay” area code in the state and allows two different geographic regions to use the same area code.
The 973 area code is part of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), which divides telephone numbers into regions and assigns each a three-digit area code. The objective of the NANP is for numbers to be easily dialed and understood throughout the continent, without requiring any area code modifications. All carriers that serve the region must assign a NANP area code and local exchange number to their customers. The three-digit area codes not only provide regional identification, but also separate services, such as cell phone and telephone landlines.