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551 Area Code

State:New Jersey
Major City:Jersey City
Timezone:Eastern
Current Time:

History of area code 551

551 was first put in service December 29, 2001. It was created from area code 201.

Where is area code 551

Area code 551 is located in northeastern New Jersey and covers Jersey City, Union City, Bayonne, and Hoboken. It is an overlay for area code 201 and serves the same area.

What time zone is area code 551?

The 551 area code is located in the Eastern timezone. The Eastern time zone is also known as America/New_York

area code 551

551 area code map

Top 2 Counties in Area Code 551

CountyTotal Population% of 551% of County
Bergen, NJ905,11680%98%
Hudson, NJ634,26620%94%

Top 50 Cities in Area Code 551

CityTotal Population% of 551% of City
Jersey City, NJ247,5977%100%
Union City, NJ66,4550%100%
Bayonne, NJ63,0244%100%
Hoboken, NJ50,0051%100%
West New York, NJ49,7080%100%
Hackensack, NJ43,0101%100%
Fort Lee, NJ35,3451%100%
Kearny, NJ40,6843%79%
Fair Lawn, NJ32,4572%98%
Englewood, NJ27,1472%100%
Bergenfield, NJ26,7641%100%
Paramus, NJ26,3424%100%
Ridgewood, NJ24,9582%100%
Cliffside Park, NJ23,5940%100%
Palisades Park, NJ19,6220%100%
Elmwood Park, NJ19,4031%100%
Rutherford, NJ18,0611%100%
Dumont, NJ17,4791%100%
New Milford, NJ16,3411%100%
Secaucus, NJ16,2642%100%
North Arlington, NJ15,3921%100%
Tenafly, NJ14,4882%100%
Ramsey, NJ14,4732%100%
Fairview, NJ13,8350%100%
Oakland, NJ12,7543%100%
Ridgefield Park, NJ12,7291%100%
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ11,8421%100%
Glen Rock, NJ11,6011%99%
Edgewater, NJ11,5131%100%
River Edge, NJ11,3401%100%
Guttenberg, NJ11,1760%100%
Ridgefield, NJ11,0321%100%
Westwood, NJ10,9081%100%
Little Ferry, NJ10,6261%100%
Franklin Lakes, NJ10,5903%100%
Hillsdale, NJ10,2191%100%
Waldwick, NJ9,6251%100%
Maywood, NJ9,5550%100%
Leonia, NJ8,9371%100%
East Rutherford, NJ8,9131%99%
Park Ridge, NJ8,6451%100%
Cresskill, NJ8,5731%100%
Closter, NJ8,3731%100%
Upper Saddle River, NJ8,2082%100%
Bogota, NJ8,1870%100%
Oradell, NJ7,9781%100%
Montvale, NJ7,8441%100%
Wood-Ridge, NJ7,6260%99%
Emerson, NJ7,4011%100%
Midland Park, NJ7,1281%100%

Largest Landline Carriers in area code551

PrefixesCarrier
15%Voxbeam Telecommunications
5%Coretel
2%Bandwidthcom Clec
2%Network Billing Systems, LC
2%Peerless Network
2%Teleport Group - New York
1%Other

Largest Wireless Carriers in area code551

PrefixesCarrier
29%Verizon Wireless
15%Omnipoint
10%Cingular
2%Sprint
1%Other

Prefixes in area code551

PrefixUsagePrimary CityCarrierIntroduced
(551) 200-wirelessJersey CityVerizon Wireless01/12/2007
(551) 206-wirelessFair LawnVerizon Wireless12/19/2001
(551) 208-wirelessJersey CityCingular Wireless04/15/2002
(551) 221-wirelessBayonneOmnipoint Comms05/06/2002
(551) 222-landlineNewarkVoxbeam Telecom04/26/2013
(551) 223-landlineFair LawnBandwidth.com04/07/2014
(551) 224-wirelessBroadvox-clec05/19/2014
(551) 225-wirelessBandwidth.com06/02/2014
(551) 226-wirelessJersey CityVerizon Wireless10/17/2007
(551) 227-wirelessLevel 3 Comms06/03/2014
(551) 228-wirelessCablevision Lightpath07/01/2014
(551) 265-wirelessHackensackVerizon Wireless08/21/2002
(551) 333-landlineCliffside PkNetwork Billing Systems, Lc03/25/2008
(551) 358-wirelessJersey CityOmnipoint Comms04/16/2002
(551) 404-wirelessHackensackOmnipoint Comms04/16/2002
(551) 427-wirelessRamseyVerizon Wireless12/19/2001
(551) 444-landlineFair LawnCoretel New Jersey06/22/2012
(551) 482-wirelessUnion CityCingular Wireless05/06/2002
(551) 486-wirelessHackensackVerizon Wireless12/19/2001
(551) 497-wirelessHackensackVerizon Wireless06/13/2005
(551) 500-landlineRamseyVoxbeam Telecom04/03/2014
(551) 556-wirelessUnion CityOmnipoint Comms11/13/2002
(551) 574-wirelessCliffside ParkCingular Wireless04/15/2002
(551) 579-wirelessRamseyVerizon Wireless09/21/2006
(551) 580-wirelessKearnyCingular Wireless05/06/2002
(551) 587-wirelessHackensackOmnipoint Comms10/17/2001
(551) 655-wirelessJersey CityVerizon Wireless08/02/2002
(551) 666-landlineNewarkVoxbeam Telecom04/26/2013
(551) 689-wirelessJersey CityVerizon Wireless06/10/2005
(551) 697-wirelessJersey CityVerizon Wireless08/12/2005
(551) 777-landlineRamseyCoretel New Jersey06/22/2012
(551) 795-wirelessFair LawnVerizon Wireless09/21/2006
(551) 800-landlineWestwoodVoxbeam Telecom11/22/2013
(551) 804-wirelessWyckoffSprint10/18/2001
(551) 888-landlineUnion CityPeerless Network11/19/2012
(551) 900-landlineDumontVoxbeam Telecom04/03/2014
(551) 976-wirelessBroadview Networks
(551) 990-wirelessMultiple Ocn Listing03/06/2002
(551) 996-landlineHackensackTeleport Comms Group - New York07/17/2007
(551) 998-wirelessJersey CityOmnipoint Comms10/17/2001
(551) 999-landlineNewarkVoxbeam Telecom04/26/2013