908 area code: location, time zone and numbers
In New York, New Jersey, area code 908 has been in service since 1990 as a US telephone area code.
- Location
- New York, New Jersey
- Serving since
- 1990
- The time zone
- Eastern time
- Overlay
- None: no overlay exists, and no other code covers that area
- Calls made locally
- Full 10-digit dialling
- The rate centres
- 38
- Expected exhaust
- 2039
- Country calling prefix
- +1 (United States)
Our figures come from NANPA public documents: the area code report, the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026. The projected exhaust year comes from the NANPA exhaust projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA website.
Get your own 908 number
You can get a 908 number along two routes. With a plan, a provider hands you a new number, chosen at sign-up from the pool it holds in the code. Numbers a seller already holds, often with a pattern, are listed at a one-time price, and you later move that number across to a provider.
Providers listed 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 listing 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 908 area code
For 908, NANPA lists 38 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Califon, Chester, Clinton, Columbia and Cranford. Belle Mead, Belvidere, Bernardsville, Blairstown and Bloomsbury. Elizabeth, Fanwood, Flemington, Frenchtown and Great Meadows. Hackettstown, Hampton, High Bridge, Hope and Lebanon. Linden, Long Valley, Milford, Millington and Neshanic. Oldwick, Oxford, Peapack, Phillipsburg and Plainfield. Roselle, Somerville, Stroudsburg and Summit. Unionville (union), Washington, Westfield, Whitehouse.
Other related area codes
New Jersey also uses 201, 609, 732, 973, 856, 551, 848, 862 and 640.
908 area code questions
Where can you find area code 908?
Calls to 908 ring in New York, New Jersey, around New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Which country code does a 908 number use?
+1. Under the North American Numbering Plan, 908 is dialled from abroad as +1 908 and the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 908 area code?
The 908 area stays on Eastern time.
Who places calls from a 908 number?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses all use numbers in this code, and so do callers who fake a local number. When a 908 number shows on your screen, it points to where that number was assigned, not to who is calling.