Watchung, New Jersey

ZIP codes in Watchung

Area codes for Watchung

• Area code 732

  In service since June 1, 1997. Shares its area with 848. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 848

  In service since December 29, 2001. Shares its area with 732. 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

Watchung is in the Eastern Time zone.

Towns near Watchung

• North Plainfield2.1 km (1.3 mi)
• Berkeley Heights4.4 km (2.7 mi)
• Warren5 km (3.1 mi)
• Plainfield5.3 km (3.3 mi)
• Dunellen5.5 km (3.4 mi)
• Fanwood5.5 km (3.4 mi)
• Gillette5.7 km (3.5 mi)
• Stirling5.8 km (3.6 mi)