862 area code: location, overlays and numbers
In New York, New Jersey, area code 862 has served as a US telephone area code since 2001, and it shares an overlay with 973.
- Location
- New York, New Jersey
- Service since
- 2001
- Local time zone
- Eastern time zone
- Overlay
- 973
- Local calling
- Full 10-digit dialling
- List of rate centres
- 41
- Exhaust projection
- 2052
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
Public NANPA data: the area code report and the rate-centre report both come from a file dated 11/01/2026. Exhaust year: NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). This site is not an official NANPA site.
Get an 862 number
Two routes lead to an 862 number. A new number comes with a provider plan, and you choose it when you sign up from numbers the provider holds in the code. Numbers a seller already holds get listed, often with a pattern, at a one-time price; after that you move the number to a provider.
Providers sorted by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers offering listed local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 862 area code
For 862, NANPA lists 41 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Whippany, West Milford, Verona, Vernon, Upper Greenwood Lake, Sussex, Succasunna, South Orange, Rockaway, Pompton Lakes, Paterson, Passaic, Orange, Nutley, Newton, Newfoundland, Newark, Netcong, Mountain View, Mount Freedom, Morristown, Millburn, Mendham, Madison, Livingston, Little Falls, Lake Mohawk, Hopatcong, Hawthorne, Franklin Boro, Erskine Lakes, Dover, Chatham, Caldwell, Butler, Branchville, Boonton, Bloomfield, Belleville, Andover.
Other related area codes
Same area, same pool of numbers: 973. Any of these codes can supply a new number in this area, so request the code you prefer.
More area codes in New Jersey: 201, 609, 908, 732, 856, 551, 848 and 640.
862 area code questions
What area does area code 862 cover?
In New York, New Jersey, 862 rings around New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
What country code applies to a 862 number?
+1. The North American Numbering Plan covers 862, so from abroad dial +1 862 followed by the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 862 area code?
The time in 862 is Eastern time.
Who uses a 862 number to call?
The code covers homes, mobiles and local businesses, and callers faking a local number use it too. What a 862 number shows on your screen is where it was assigned, not the identity of the caller.