Fairfield, New Jersey

ZIP codes in Fairfield

Area codes for Fairfield

• Area code 973

  In service since June 1, 1997. Shares its area with 862. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 862

  In service since December 29, 2001. Shares its area with 973. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Fairfield is in the Eastern Time zone.

Towns near Fairfield

• North Caldwell3.6 km (2.2 mi)
• Caldwell4.2 km (2.6 mi)
• Lincoln Park4.3 km (2.7 mi)
• Singac4.5 km (2.8 mi)
• Pine Brook4.6 km (2.9 mi)
• Essex Fells6.2 km (3.9 mi)
• Montville6.3 km (3.9 mi)
• Towaco6.4 km (4.0 mi)