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Area code
732
In service
United States · since 1997

Toms River / New Brunswick

Serves central New Jersey and the northern Jersey Shore, split from 908 in 1997. Overlaid by 848 since 2001.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Toms River / New Brunswick
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1997
Projected exhaust
2051 Q3

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 732 is

Middlesex, Somerset, Monmouth, and northern Ocean counties, plus part of Union county (central NJ / northern shore)..

Communities served wholly or partly by 732:

Toms RiverNew BrunswickEdisonOld Bridge

County coverage is partial; boundaries follow rate centers.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 732 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Split from · 1997 908 Elizabeth / Union County 732 split from 908 in 1997 (the southeastern portion of the 908 area).
Overlay · 2001 848 Toms River / New Brunswick (overlay) Coextensive overlay of the same territory.
What's changing. Overlaid by 848 (mandatory 10-digit dialing since 2001).
C · History

How 732 got here

1997-06-01
Activated for the southeastern portion of the 908 numbering plan area. (Split date UNVERIFIED: 908 article says Jan 1, 1997; 732 article says June 1, 1997.)
Source: Wikipedia
2001-12-01
Area code 848 overlay introduced; ten-digit dialing became mandatory.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
800
Prefixes available
0
Thousands-blocks assigned
3,287

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area code 732
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

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