973
Area code 973
New Jersey, United States
National (973) 555-0123, E.164 +19735550123
How the 799 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 973 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 973 number is mobile, fixed line or VoIP according to its exchange, the three digits after the area code; the allocation is the original one (below).
At a glance
- Country code
- +1
- State
- NJ
- Exchanges on record
- 799
- Carriers on record
- 25
- Mobile 158 (20%)
- Fixed line 612 (77%)
- VoIP 15 (2%)
- No line type on record 14 (2%)
- 799 exchanges on record
Most exchanges: Verizon 450, Lumen 90, AT&T 74.
Check a number
Valid fixed line or mobile number in the United States.
+1
country code
973
area code
5550123
subscriber number
| Country | United States numbering plan |
|---|---|
| Line type | Fixed line or mobile |
| Carrier the block was allocated to | No carrier on record for this prefix |
| E.164 | +19735550123 |
| International | +1 973-555-0123 |
| National | (973) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 | tel:+1-973-555-0123 |
Source: North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); National numbering plan: United States (ITU)
The example is 973-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.
The exchange map
One cell per exchange: blocks 973 2xx to 973 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.
- Mobile 158
- Fixed line 612
- VoIP 15
- No line type on record 14
- Not on record 1
Formats and patterns
| E.164 | +19735550123 |
|---|---|
| International | +1 973-555-0123 |
| National | (973) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 (tel: URI) | tel:+1-973-555-0123 |
Any 973 number, in E.164
^\+1973[2-9]\d{6}$+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.
Mobile exchanges (158 on record)
^\+1973(?:2(?:0[2457]|1[24679]|2[02-49]|31|55|6[29]|7[017]|8[09]|96)|3(?:08|3[26]|4[29]|56|9[023])|4(?:1[7-9]|20|32|4[1459]|5[24]|6[024]|7[679]|89|9[359])|5(?:0[125]|1[37-9]|[23]4|58|6[378]|[78][03])|6(?:0[03]|1[0235]|2[06]|3[24]|4[01]|5[0-24]|66|70|87|9[89])|7(?:0[34]|1[3-5]|2[2357]|30|47|52|6[089]|91)|8(?:0[19]|[17][689]|32|5[16]|6[1258]|8[056]|9[1267])|9(?:0[03568]|1[0489]|3[0148]|4[156]|5[13]|6[04]|7[89]|8[0156]|9[17]))\d{4}$Fixed line exchanges (612 on record)
^\+1973(?:2(?:0[03689]|1[08]|2[15-8]|3[02-9]|4\d|5[0-46-9]|6[013-8]|7[2-689]|8[1-8]|9[0-57-9])|3(?:0[0-79]|[18][02-9]|[267]\d|3[013-57-9]|4[013-578]|5[0-57-9]|9[14-9])|4(?:0\d|1[02-6]|2[1-9]|3[013-9]|4[0236-8]|5[0135-9]|6[135-9]|7[0-58]|8[0-8]|9[0-246-8])|5(?:0[0346-9]|1[024-6]|2[0235-9]|3[0-357-9]|[49]\d|5[02-4679]|6[024-69]|[78][124-9])|6(?:0[125-9]|1[46-9]|2[1-57-9]|3[0135-9]|4[2-9]|5[35-9]|6[0-57-9]|7[1-9]|8[0-689]|9[0-7])|7(?:0[125-9]|1[026-9]|2[014689]|3[1-9]|4[0-689]|5[013-9]|6[1-7]|[78]\d|9[02-9])|8(?:0[02-8]|1[02357]|2\d|3[0135-9]|4[0-24-9]|5[02-57-9]|6[034679]|7[0-357]|8[1-47-9]|9[03-58])|9(?:0[12479]|1[235-7]|2\d|3[235-79]|4[02-47-9]|5[24-7]|6[1-35-9]|7[0-2457]|8[2-47-9]|9[02-689]))\d{4}$VoIP exchanges (15 on record)
^\+1973(?:2(?:01|15)|3(?:46|81)|5(?:[256]1|36)|604|8(?:[137]4|43|99)|973)\d{4}$The exchange patterns follow the original allocations; a number ported since keeps its digits but not necessarily its carrier or its line type.
Carriers and their exchanges
Every carrier holding exchanges in 973, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).
| Carrier | Exchanges | Mobile | Fixed line | VoIP | Exchanges held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | 450 | 53 | 397 | 0 | 202–203, 206, 208, 210, 214, 218–219, 221–222, 224–229, 233, 235–239, 242–245, 247–249, 252–261, 263, 266–268, 270–271, 273–276, 278–279, 281–286, 289–290, 292, 297, 299, 301–302, 304–305, 308, 310, 312–313, 315–318, 320–328, 330–331, 334–335, 338, 340, 344–345, 347, 349–353, 357, 359–361, 364–367, 371–379, 385–386, 389, 391, 394–399, 400–404, 408, 410, 412–416, 421–430, 433–439, 442–443, 448, 450–451, 455–458, 463–468, 470–473, 475–485, 487, 490–492, 497–498, 503–504, 509, 513–516, 518, 522–524, 530, 533–535, 537–543, 546–547, 550, 558, 560, 562, 564–567, 569, 571, 574–578, 581, 584, 586, 589, 591, 593–599, 600–601, 605–606, 608, 614, 616–618, 621–625, 627–636, 639, 642–645, 648–650, 655–657, 659–667, 669–686, 689–697, 699, 701, 705, 708–709, 713–717, 720, 728, 730–731, 733–736, 739–748, 751, 753–754, 758–759, 761–763, 765, 768–773, 777–781, 783, 785, 787–793, 799, 802, 807–809, 812, 815, 817, 821–822, 824, 829–831, 835, 837–839, 844, 848–849, 856–857, 860, 865, 868, 872, 877, 879, 881–882, 884, 886–887, 889–890, 893, 895, 897–898, 900, 903–904, 908–909, 912, 916, 919, 921, 923, 925–927, 934, 942, 945, 947, 951–952, 956, 961–962, 965–967, 971–972, 974, 977, 982–986, 989–990, 992–996, 999 |
| Lumen | 90 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 200, 209, 288, 291, 293–295, 298, 300, 303, 306–307, 309, 314, 319, 354, 358, 362–363, 369–370, 380, 382–383, 387, 409, 446–447, 459, 486, 494, 510, 512, 528–529, 532, 544–545, 552–553, 557, 572, 579, 582, 587, 590, 619, 638, 668, 702, 710, 718, 726, 729, 755, 782, 784, 786, 794–796, 823, 827–828, 833, 836, 840–842, 846–847, 858, 866, 870, 875, 883, 917, 920, 928, 935, 937, 940, 943–944, 948, 954, 957, 975, 987–988 |
| AT&T | 74 | 26 | 48 | 0 | 204, 216, 220, 240–241, 251, 264–265, 287, 337, 339, 341, 348, 355–356, 368, 384, 406–407, 420, 432, 440, 452–454, 461, 493, 495–496, 526, 548–549, 556, 568, 570, 573, 580, 602, 607, 610, 615, 637, 647, 653, 658, 706, 722–724, 727, 738, 752, 766–767, 775–776, 810, 813, 818, 820, 826, 850, 873, 896, 906–907, 913, 922, 924, 941, 949, 953, 969, 997 |
| T-Mobile | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 207, 223, 262, 277, 280, 296, 332, 336, 342, 390, 392–393, 417–419, 441, 444–445, 449, 460, 462, 489, 517, 519, 563, 583, 620, 626, 640–641, 651–652, 654, 687, 698, 703–704, 725, 760, 801, 816, 819, 832, 851, 861–862, 876, 878, 885, 891, 905, 910, 914, 930–931, 938, 946, 960, 964, 978–981, 991 |
| Paetec Itel | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 232, 329, 333, 343, 405, 474, 527, 559, 592, 609, 646, 756–757, 774, 798, 800, 803–805, 825, 852, 854, 859, 863, 867, 915, 929, 939, 968, 970 |
| Cablevision Lightpath | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 230, 272, 388, 431, 507, 531, 554, 585, 688, 712, 845, 936, 998 |
| Monmouth Telecom | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 234, 508, 520, 525, 588, 750, 869, 888, 932–933, 955, 963 |
| Cooperative Communications | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 250, 488, 500, 707, 797, 871, 894 |
| Onvoy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 346, 381, 604, 843, 874, 899, 973 |
| USA Mobility | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 205, 231, 269, 603, 880, 892, 918 |
| Optimum | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 246, 506, 732, 737, 749, 901 |
| Peerless Network | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 201, 215, 521, 814, 834 |
| Aquis Communications | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 499, 501–502, 505 |
| Warwick Valley Telephone | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 764, 853, 864 |
| Bandwidth.com | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 536, 561 |
| Barr Tell Usa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 469, 806 |
| Advantage Communications | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 212 |
| American Messaging | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 612 |
| CSC Wireless LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 613 |
| General Communications & Electronics Corporation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 217 |
| NetCarrier TeleCom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 902 |
| Service Electric Telephone Company | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 721 |
| Simlab Communications | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 855 |
| Tpx Communications | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 719 |
| YMax Communications | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 551 |
Questions developers ask
- Where is area code 973?
- Area code 973 is in New Jersey, in the United States: all 799 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 973, then the seven-digit number.
- Is a 973 number mobile or landline?
- Either: in the North American Numbering Plan the line type belongs to the exchange (the three digits after the area code), not to the area code. Of the 799 exchanges on record in 973, 158 (20%) were allocated as mobile, 612 (77%) as fixed line, 15 (2%) as VoIP and 14 (2%) have no line type on record. A number can have been ported since, to another carrier and even to another line type.
- Which carriers have numbers in area code 973?
- 25 carriers hold exchanges in 973 on record; the most: Verizon (450), Lumen (90) and AT&T (74). These are the original allocations: with number portability, a number may be served by another carrier today, which only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) can tell.
- How do I validate a 973 phone number?
- In E.164 a 973 number matches ^\+1973[2-9]\d{6}$: +1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits. Written nationally it reads (973) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.