Get a 973 area code phone number
A local Newark business number with unlimited calls and texts, live in under a minute, on the phone you already have.
- (973) 382-8136
Examples from the current pool, refreshed hourly. You choose your exact number during signup.
About the 973 area code
The 973 area code covers northern New Jersey — Newark, Paterson, and Morristown. 973 split from 201 in 1997 and covers Newark and its suburbs. For Essex and Morris County businesses, it's the code customers know as local. For a business, a 973 number signals a local presence. Customers in Newark are far more likely to answer a call or reply to a text from a number they recognize as local.
Everything included with your 973 number
- Unlimited calling to US & Canada
- Unlimited SMS & MMS texting
- Voicemail with transcription
- Auto-replies and business hours
- Works on your existing phone, no new SIM
- Set up in under a minute
How to get your 973 number
- 1
Sign up
Create your account on the web or in the Reach app (iOS and Android).
- 2
Pick your 973 number
Search available 973 numbers and choose the one you like.
- 3
Start calling and texting
Your number is live immediately: calls, texts, voicemail, and auto-replies, all from one app.
Questions? Answers.
Download Reach or sign up on the web, search available 973 numbers, and pick the one you like. Your number is active immediately, so you can call and text from it right away.
973 covers northern New Jersey — Newark, Paterson, and Morristown. 973 split from 201 in 1997 and covers Newark and its suburbs. For Essex and Morris County businesses, it's the code customers know as local.
Yes. Your Reach number works from anywhere. It runs on your existing phone through the app, so you can have a Newark presence no matter where you are located.
Yes. Your personal number stays exactly as it is. Reach adds a business line on the same phone, and you can port an existing business number in if you have one.
One plan, $19 a month or $169 a year, includes your number, unlimited calling to the US and Canada, SMS and MMS, voicemail with transcription, and auto-replies.