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Area Code 973 Location
973 area code covers northern New Jersey’s cities and small communities. Some major regions in this area code include Newark, Paterson, Morristown, East Orange, Clifton, Dover, and Montclair. Newark is the central city and has a population of over 311K.
973 also encompasses many counties, including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and Union. Residents here follow the Eastern Time Zone, observing standard and daylight saving time, which are 5 and 4 hours behind the Coordinated Universal Time, respectively.
City/Town | Population (Approx.) | County |
Newark | 311,549 | Essex |
Paterson | 159,732 | Passaic |
East Orange | 69,612 | Essex |
Passaic | 70,537 | Passaic |
Clifton | 90,296 | Passaic |
Morristown | 20,180 | Morris |
Garfield | 32,655 | Bergen |
Lodi | 26,206 | Bergen |
Hawthorne | 19,637 | Passaic |
Dover | 18,460 | Morris |
Hopatcong | 14,362 | Sussex |
Short Hills | 14,422 | Essex |
Harrison | 19,450 | Hudson |
Ringwood | 11,735 | Passaic |
History of 973 Area Code
973 was implemented on June 1, 1997, as one of the 43 area codes introduced that year. Later, a new area code, 862, was created as an overlay for it in 2001.
Initially, New Jersey’s 201 area code covered the entire region. Some years later, 973 was created from the split of 201 for the northern portion. Now, both 973 and 862 are in service and support landlines, cell phones, and other telecommunication services in the territory.
Exploring 973 Area Code: Business Scenario and Outlook in Newark
Newark is listed among the nation’s top 100 cities in population. Transportation & warehousing, health care & social assistance, construction, administrative & support & waste, management services, retail trade, and educational services are the key industries here.
The major employers are Amazon, Cargill, KNT Manufacturing, Worldpac, Lucid Motors, and Nordstrom Distribution Center. Moreover, Newark has thousands of law firms, including federal, state, and county facilities.
Moreover, Newark is in Essex County, which has a median household income of over $80K and an employment rate of 62.7% (2023), showing the county’s healthy economy.
Getting an area code 973 number for this region helps the business’s overall prosperity and growth.

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