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Area code 848
Area code 848 is centred on New Brunswick, New Jersey. We hold 2,934 allocated blocks for it across 37 rate centres, split 48% mobile, 24% landline and 28% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 848
Area code 848 does not have New Brunswick, New Jersey to itself. 1 other code — 732 — serves the same rate centres, laid over the same ground rather than dividing it. That is an overlay: a new code added when the old one ran out of numbers, covering the same streets. Two neighbours can hold different area codes, so the code says roughly when a number was issued rather than where it sits.
7325,828 blocks, 36 rate centres, mostly landline
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 848 number and a 732 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering New Brunswick, New Jersey by area code needs all 2 of them.
848 is not confined to New Brunswick, New Jersey itself: its blocks sit across 37 rate centres, named in the table below.
New Jersey is split across 10 area codes — 609, 732, 856, 201, 908, 848 and others. By allocated blocks 848 is the 9th largest of them, holding 7% of the New Jersey total.
Where 848 numbers are concentrated
NANPA truncates rate-centre names to ten characters and drops the spaces, which is why Monmth Jct and Franklinpk are shortened. Names are reproduced as recorded rather than expanded — the abbreviation is the key the block data is filed under.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 848 |
|---|---|---|
| Newbrnswck | 274 | 9% |
| Metuchen | 257 | 9% |
| Toms River | 248 | 8% |
| Perthamboy | 225 | 8% |
| Dunellen | 169 | 6% |
| Freehold | 149 | 5% |
| Rahway | 139 | 5% |
| Lakewood | 137 | 5% |
| Ptpleasant | 83 | 3% |
| Woodbridge | 80 | 3% |
| Longbranch | 74 | 3% |
| Middletown | 74 | 3% |
| Belmar | 73 | 2% |
| Springlake | 72 | 2% |
| Southriver | 58 | 2% |
| Eatontown | 57 | 2% |
| Monmth Jct | 55 | 2% |
| Asburypark | 53 | 2% |
| Matawan | 53 | 2% |
| Red Bank | 53 | 2% |
| Boundbrook | 49 | 2% |
| Franklinpk | 47 | 2% |
| Atlatchlds | 46 | 2% |
| Lakehurst | 40 | 1% |
13 further rate centres in 848 hold fewer blocks than these.
Carriers holding the most 848 blocks
Onvoy728 blocks
AT&T Wireless446 blocks
Verizon Wireless305 blocks
Omnipoint Communications, Inc.248 blocks
Onvoy Spectrum148 blocks
T-Mobile USA, Inc.148 blocks
The largest holder, Onvoy, has 25% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 848 number still reports the carrier it started with. Closing that gap needs a live query against the routing database. How line type is derived.
Check a single 848 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 848?
Area code 848 covers New Brunswick, New Jersey. It is not the only code there: 732 is an overlay on the same rate centres, so a New Brunswick, New Jersey number can start with any of them.
Is a 848 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either, and the digits do not say which. North American mobile and landline numbers share the same ranges, so the answer comes from the carrier holding the block. In 848 the split runs 48% mobile, 24% landline and 28% VoIP, so mobile is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 848 numbers?
The largest holders are Onvoy, AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 848 numbers are there?
The code holds 2,934 allocated blocks in our copy of the numbering plan. A block is 1,000 or 10,000 consecutive numbers depending on how deeply it has been pooled, so 848 covers on the order of 2,934,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.