Zip Area Code

Area code 551

Area code 551 is a New Jersey area code, in service since December 29, 2001.

It was added as an overlay on 201: both codes serve the same area, so neighbors can have numbers in either one.

Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

It is in the Eastern Time zone.

In service since
December 29, 2001
Overlays
201
Local dialing
ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works
Time zone
Eastern Time
ZIP codes
82

Map

Map of the 551 area codeThe shaded area shows where 551 numbers are rated, with the neighboring area codes outlined around it.732973718203908914845516HackensackJersey CityUnion CityRamseyBayonneRutherfordFair LawnHillsdale -Bergen
Approximate 551 coverage, drawn from U.S. Census ZIP code areas and NANPA rate centers. Dashed lines are state borders.

Main cities in area code 551

Overlays and neighboring area codes

Overlay, serving the same area: 201.

Neighboring area codes: 732, 973, 718, 203, 908, 914, 845, 631, 212, 516.

Counties in area code 551

Towns in area code 551

And 25 more towns: every town in New Jersey.