973 area code: location, overlays and numbers
The US telephone area code 973 serves New York, New Jersey and has been active since 1997. It shares an overlay with 862.
- Location
- New York, New Jersey
- Active since
- 1997
- Timezone
- Eastern time
- Overlay
- 862
- Calls within the area
- Full 10-digit dialling
- The rate centres
- 41
- Expected exhaustion
- 2052
- Country calling code
- +1 (United States)
Public NANPA reports provide the information: area code report and rate-centre report, from the file dated 11/01/2026. The exhaust year appears in NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). Our website is unofficial rather than an official NANPA page.
Get yourself a 973 number
You can get a 973 number in two ways. A provider gives you a new number with its plan. The number is picked when you sign up, from those the provider holds in the code. Numbers a seller already holds, often with a pattern, get listed at a one-time price, and after that you move the number to a provider.
Providers ranked 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 |
Some sellers and providers may pay us a referral fee. It never changes the order, and the order is set by first-year cost. How we earn money
Places in the 973 area code
For 973, NANPA lists 41 rate centres. Numbers are assigned to these local calling areas:
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, Montague, 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
This area shares one number pool with 862. Any of these codes can supply a number in this area, so ask for the one you want.
New Jersey has other area codes as well: 201, 609, 908, 732, 856, 551, 848 and 640.
973 area code questions
Which area does area code 973 cover?
Calls to 973 ring in New York, New Jersey, in the area around New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Which country code is used for a 973 number?
+1. When you call from abroad, use +1 973 followed by the 7-digit number because 973 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan.
What time is it in the 973 area code?
The 973 code stays on Eastern time.
Which callers use numbers with area code 973?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses use numbers in this code, and so do people who fake a local number On your screen, a 973 number tells you where it was assigned, not who is on the line