Area Code 973 Reverse Phone Lookup

The 973 area code is a telephone area code serving the northernmost part of New Jersey. To start a free reverse phone lookup, simply enter the full 10-digit number (including the 973 area code) below and access available caller information such as name, address, and more.

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Area Code 973 Location: New Jersey

Phone numbers with the 973 area code prefix originate from the northernmost part of the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Counties Served by Area Code 973:

  • Bergen County (parts)
  • Essex County (parts)
  • Hudson County (parts)
  • Morris County (parts)
  • Passaic County (parts)
  • Sussex County (parts)
  • Union County (parts)

Major Cities in the 973 Service Area:

  • Newark
  • Paterson
  • Clifton
  • Passaic
  • Montclair
  • Morristown
  • Parsippany
  • Dover
  • Maplewood
  • The Oranges

Overlay System

Area code 973 operates within an overlay complex with area code 862. Area code 973 was introduced on June 1, 1997. Due to rapid numbering pool exhaustion, area code 862 was rolled out as an overlay in the same geographic region, making ten-digit dialing mandatory on December 1, 2001.

Area Code 973 Location Map

Area Code 973 Location on New Jersey Map

Area code 973 is a General Purpose Code which was placed in service on January 1, 1947.

973 Area Code Prefixes

Our reverse phone lookup will analyze the three-digit prefix of any 973 area code phone number and will show which telecommunications company and rate center it was initially assigned to. This prefix code data may help to determine the U.S. carrier, New Jersey geographic region, and local calling area associated with the phone number.

Prefixes by Company

Company Number of Prefixes
VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC. 324
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NJ 63
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NJ 49
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. 35
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - NJ 31
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC 26
OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - NJ 25
XO NEW JERSEY, INC. 25
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 19
AT&T - LOCAL 17
PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - NJ 16
CABLEVISION LIGHTPATH, INC. - NJ 15
UNITED TEL. CO. OF NEW JERSEY DBA CENTURYLINK 14
GLOBAL CROSSING LOCAL SERVICES, INC. - NJ 10
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NJ 10
MONMOUTH TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH, INC. - NJ 9
COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 7
USA MOBILITY WIRELESS, INC. 6
CTC COMMUNICATIONS CORP., DBA CT COMM CORP - NJ 3
PEERLESS NETWORK OF NEW JERSEY, LLC - NJ 3
ALTEVA OF WARWICK LLC 2
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ 2
CONVERSENT COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW JERSEY, LLC - NJ 2
ONVOY, LLC - NJ 2
ADVANTAGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1
ATX TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, LTD. 1
BROADVIEW NETWORKS, INC. - NJ 1
BROADWING COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NJ 1
EUREKA TELECOM, INC. DBA EUREKA NETWORKS - NJ 1
FUSION, LLC 1
METROPCS, INC. 1
NETCARRIER TELECOM, INC. - NJ 1
US LEC OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. - NJ 1
WARWICK VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY - NJ 1
YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - NJ 1

Prefixes by Rate Center

Rate Center Number of Prefixes
NEWARK 138
MORRISTOWN 81
PASSAIC 45
CALDWELL 41
PATERSON 38
ORANGE 32
BLOOMFIELD 26
MADISON 25
WHIPPANY 25
LIVINGSTON 22
MT VIEW 20
BOONTON 18
DOVER 15
MILLBURN 15
NEWTON 15
SO ORANGE 13
LITTLE FLS 12
POMPTONLKS 12
SUCCASUNNA 12
ROCKAWAY 11
BELLEVILLE 10
NUTLEY 10
CHATHAM 9
HAWTHORNE 9
NEWFOUNDLD 9
FRANKLINBO 7
HOPATCONG 7
NETCONG 7
BUTLER 6
ERSKINELKS 5
VERONA 5
W MILFORD 5
MENDHAM 4
BERNARDSVL 3
LAKEMOHAWK 3
ANDOVER 2
BRANCHVL 2
MONTAGUE 2
SUSSEX 2
MT FREEDOM 1
UPGRENWDLK 1
VERNON 1

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