Hey 856 and 609, are you ready to change the way you dial phone numbers? Starting Aug. 18, residents who live in the 856 and 609 area codes will have to do it differently: You'll need to dial the full ...

Starting on Saturday, anyone with 856 and 609 area codes will have to change the way they're dialing phone numbers. It's not a big change, so everyone stay calm, but it's enough to drive you nuts if ...

A new area code is coming to New Jersey and with it a new way to make certain calls. A new 640 area code is being added to the same geographic area currently served by the area code 609 in a process ...

South Jersey — land of the 609 and 856 area codes — is getting a new dialing procedure. That’s because a new 640 area code is being rolled out in September in the central and southeastern parts of the ...