Toms River / New Brunswick (overlay)

A 2001 overlay of area code 732, covering the same central NJ and northern Jersey Shore territory.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18

Place

Type

geographic

Status

in service

In service since

2001

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 848 is

Same footprint as 732 (Middlesex, Somerset, Monmouth, northern Ocean, part of Union)..

Communities served wholly or partly by 848:

Toms RiverNew BrunswickEdisonOld Bridge

Not geographically distinct from 732; shares the same footprint.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 848 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?

Overlay · 2001 732 Toms River / New Brunswick 848 overlays the entire 732 area; both serve identical geography.

What's changing. Overlay of 732 (same territory).

C · History

How 848 got here

2001-12-01

Introduced as an overlay of 732; ten-digit dialing became mandatory.

Source: Wikipedia

D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned

302

Prefixes available

498

Thousands-blocks assigned

2,585

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 848

NumberResearch.org ↗

Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.