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201 is the A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. The area code is that part of the dialed telephone number that specifies a telephone exchange system. Telephone numbering plans assign area codes to exchanges, so that dialers may contact telephones... area code for Hudson County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 608,975. Its county seat is Jersey City6. Hudson County lies several hundred feet from the western shore of Ellis and Liberty Islands, and has always been a gateway for many immigrants... Hudson and Bergen County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 884,118. Its county seat is Hackensack6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 639 km² (247 mi²). 606 km² (234 mi²) of it... Bergen Counties (and part of Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 793,633. Its county seat is Newark6. Like many of the counties of Northern New Jersey, the areas toward New York City along the New Jersey Turnpike tend... Essex and Passaic County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 489,049. Its county seat is Paterson6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 510 km² (197 mi²). 480 km² (185 mi²) of it... Passaic Counties) in State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14.9%) Population (2000)  - Population 8,414,350 (9th)  - Density... New Jersey. It is overlaid with area code 551.

The 201 area code was the first area code to be assigned in the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... United States; this took place in Global Metrics Human security Major Armed Conflicts: Total Deaths in Battle: 700,000 people Violent Deaths caused by Government (Other than War): Violent Deaths caused by other humans: Juvenile Violent Crime: Political security Nations Holding Multi-party Elections: Percentage Living under a Fully Democratic System of Governance: Free Countries: Percentage... 1951. Until Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 - George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 - Elysée treaty between France and Germany January 28 - Black student Harvey Gantt enters Clemson College in... 1963, it was the only area code serving New Jersey. That year, the state split the area code, with the southern portion of the state becoming area code 609.

Area code 201 served the northern, most populous counties in the state: Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 793,633. Its county seat is Newark6. Like many of the counties of Northern New Jersey, the areas toward New York City along the New Jersey Turnpike tend... Essex, Bergen County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 884,118. Its county seat is Hackensack6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 639 km² (247 mi²). 606 km² (234 mi²) of it... Bergen, Hudson County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 608,975. Its county seat is Jersey City6. Hudson County lies several hundred feet from the western shore of Ellis and Liberty Islands, and has always been a gateway for many immigrants... Hudson, Union County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 522,541. Its county seat is Elizabeth6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 273 km² (105 mi²). 268 km² (103 mi²) of it... Union, Morris County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 470,212. Its county seat is Morristown6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,247 km² (481 mi²). 1,215 km² (469 mi... Morris, Passaic County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 489,049. Its county seat is Paterson6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 510 km² (197 mi²). 480 km² (185 mi²) of it... Passaic, Middlesex County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 750,162. Its county seat is New Brunswick6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 835 km² (323 mi²). 802 km² (310 mi²) of... Middlesex, Warren County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 102,437. Its county seat is Belvidere6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 940 km² (363 mi²). 927 km² (358 mi²) of it... Warren, and Sussex County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population is 144,166. Its county seat is Newton6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,388 km² (536 mi²). 1,350 km² (521 mi... Sussex counties. New Jersey's southern counties, including the The Jersey Shore is a colloquial term used in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States to refer to the ocean-facing coast of New Jersey, together with the adjacent resort and residential communities. Its popularity as a tourist destination is due in large part to the nearly continuous... Jersey Shore, as well as the This article refers to the largest city of Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) Independence Hall Philadelphia (often referred to as Philly) is the sixth-largest city in the United States and the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County.6 As of the... Philadelphia and For other places called Wilmington, see Wilmington Wilmington, a seaport in northern Delaware, is the largest city in the state. As of the 2000 census, Wilmington had a total population of 72,664. It is the county seat of New Castle County 1. It is named by Thomas Penn for... Wilmington, Delaware suburbs (in New Jersey) were served by 609.

As the shore region of New Jersey grew during the 1980s, the northeastern section of the state lost sizeable chunks of its population due to the decline of New Jersey's major cities, including Skyline of downtown Newark as seen from the Newark Bay Bridge. The Watchungs are in the background. Newark, nicknamed The Brick City, is the largest city in New Jersey. Located in Essex County, approximately five miles west of Manhattan, its location on the Atlantic coast, at the mouth of the... Newark, The skyline of Paterson, New Jersey, showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground. The area along the river was formerly the site of most the mills that flourished throughout the citys history Paterson is a city located in Passaic County, New Jersey. As of the 2000... Paterson, Clifton is a city located in Passaic County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 78,672. The City of Clifton is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law. The character of Rupert Pupkin in Martin Scorseses film The King of Comedy... Clifton, and Elizabeth, as seen from Bayonne, New Jersey across Newark Bay. A plane is shown landing at nearby Newark Liberty Airport Elizabeth is a city located in Union County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 120,568. It is the county seat of... Elizabeth. In 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 2 - Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first black woman to lead a city of that size and importance. January 4 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously... 1991, area code 908 split off from 201; it primarily serves the shore and central regions of the state, including Trenton is the name of several places in Canada and the United States. United States Trenton is the capital of New Jersey, United States. Founded by John Trent along the Delaware River. It was briefly a United States capital. (See Trenton, New Jersey). The Battle of Trenton was fought here... Trenton and Queen Elizabeth II, of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada etc. Elizabeth or Elisabeth is the name of: Two Queens regnant of England and the United Kingdom: Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Many queens of various countries: See Queen Elizabeth for a partial listing Several other... Elizabeth. (However, this geographic area code split effectively cut 11 New Jersey towns in half, with one-half having the old area code and the other half having the new.) The northernmost counties continued to use 201, while the southern Map of the Pine Barrens The Pine Barrens, also knows as the Pinelands, are a heavily forested area which cover 1.1 million acres (4,500 km²) of coastal plain across southern and central New Jersey. The name barrens refers to their sandy soil, which is nutrient-poor, but certainly... Pine Barrens area kept 609.

During the mid Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... 1990s, businesses began to flourish once again in the northern region of New Jersey, while Cellular redirects here. For the 2004 movie see Cellular (movie). A mobile phone, the Sony Ericsson T630 A mobile phone is a device which behaves as a normal telephone whilst being able to move over a wide area (cf. cordless phone which acts as a telephone only within a limited... cell phones and This article is about the Internet, the extensive, worldwide computer network available to the public. An internet is a more general term for any set of interconnected computer networks that are connected by internetworking. Graphic representation of the WWW information network structure around Wikipedia, as represented by hyperlinks The Internet... internet dial-up connections proliferated. In response to the pressure for the addition of more telephone numbers, New Jersey added more area codes, going from three to six. In 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. Events January January 3 - NBCs Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 - Mister Rogers receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame... 1997, Essex and Passaic Counties, home to Newark and Paterson respectively (the state's first and third-largest cities), as well as the more rural northwestern counties of New Jersey, A warren is a network of rabbit burrows. Warren is also: The name of several places In America: Warren, Indiana Warren, Michigan Warren, Minnesota Warren, New Jersey Warren, New York Warren, Ohio Warren, Pennsylvania Warren, Rhode Island Warren, Vermont Warren, Wisconsin Warren County, Indiana Warren County, New Jersey Warren County... Warren and This article refers to the county in England. Sussex as a traditional county. Sussex is a traditional county in southern England, divided for administrative purposes into the two counties of West Sussex and East Sussex and the city of Brighton and Hove. It corresponds roughly in area to the ancient... Sussex, were broken away from area code 201, forming the new area code, 973. Hudson County and Bergen County, the state's two northeastern counties (as well as being two of the state's most densely populated counties) and the closest two counties to This is an article about New York City; see also NYC, New York, and New York, New York. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005. New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States and is at... New York City, became the last remaining counties in the state to be served by area code 201.

As Hudson and Bergen Counties developed further, and even more telephone numbers were demanded, it was debated whether 201 should split again, or if an overlay area code should be added instead. The latter option was chosen, to avoid the costs and frustration associated with splitting an area code. However, with the implementation of the overlay area code, (Redirected from 10 digit dialing) In the United States and Canada, 10-digit dialing is a popular term used to refer to the practice of including the area code of a phone number when dialing. It is also sometimes known as national format. Traditionally, after the advent of NPAs (area... 10-digit dialing became mandatory. Area code 551 was created in 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001, along with area codes 862 and 848 which overlay area codes 973 and 732 respectively.

See also

• This is a list of North American area codes. 200 Area code 201: New Jersey (Hackensack, Jersey City, Hoboken and northeast New Jersey, overlays with 551) Area code 202: District of Columbia Area code 203: Connecticut (Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury and southwestern Connecticut, overlays with 475) Area code 204: Manitoba... List of North American area codes