Before you can call someone on the phone, you need to dial a series of numbers. The first three digits are the area code, and they tell the phone company which part of the country you’re trying to reach.
If you’re calling someone in northern or central New Jersey, you might dial area code 862. It’s overlaid with the 973 area code, meaning that the same geographic region is covered by both.
This article will take a closer look at the 862 area code in New Jersey: its history, how to dial it, and what the future might hold for this part of the Garden State.