Area code
Area code 732 — New Brunswick & Toms River, NJ
New Jersey · in service since June 1, 1997
Area code 732 covers New Brunswick & Toms River, NJ. It is an overlay: 848 serves the same area, so neighbors can have different area codes.
Overlay, same area: 848
Local time in New Brunswick & Toms River
Spam reports from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026
High #67 of 461 codes
802 FTC complaints
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC.
See the reports- Time zoneEastern Time
- Local calls10 digits
- Prefixes800 assigned
- Runs out~3Q 2051
- Unwanted call?Block & report
Spam call reports about 732 numbers
Complaints by week
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026Show as table
| Week starting | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Sep 7 (3 days) | 44 |
| Sep 14 | 127 |
| Sep 21 | 114 |
| Sep 28 | 175 |
| Oct 5 | 139 |
| Oct 12 | 155 |
| Oct 19 (4 days) | 247 |
Compared with all codes
- Robocalls
- 61%all codes 75%
- Callers with the same code
- 69%all codes 35%
- Rank by complaints
- #67of 461 · top quarter
- FCC complaints, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- 8813 about text messages
What the calls were about
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| Subject | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 82 8% | |
| Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) | 75 7% | |
| Dropped call or no message | 60 6% | |
| Home improvement & cleaning | 43 4% | |
| Medical & prescriptions | 34 3% | |
| Energy, solar, & utilities | 21 2% |
Where the people who complained live
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| State | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 769 77% | |
| New York | 24 2% | |
| California | 21 2% | |
| Texas | 21 2% | |
| Florida | 18 2% |
October 2026 (partial) report · most reported
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC · source
Source: FTC Do Not Call complaints created Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026. They are reported by consumers and are not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed (how we count).
Source: FCC Consumer Complaints data, unwanted calls filed Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026, by caller ID; not verified by the FCC.
Area code 732 location and prefixes
| Exchange (NANPA) | Place | County | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWBRNSWCK | New Brunswick | Middlesex County | 99 |
| TOMS RIVER | Toms River | Ocean County | 60 |
| METUCHEN | Metuchen | Middlesex County | 57 |
| FREEHOLD | Freehold | Monmouth County | 55 |
| BOUNDBROOK | Bound Brook | Somerset County | 36 |
| PERTHAMBOY | Perth Amboy | Middlesex County | 34 |
| DUNELLEN | Dunellen | Middlesex County | 33 |
| RAHWAY | Rahway | Union County | 30 |
| MIDDLETOWN | — | — | 29 |
| WOODBRIDGE | Woodbridge | Middlesex County | 28 |
Plus 27 smaller exchange areas.
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026; places: U.S. Census Bureau, matched by DialWhere (how).
NANPA record
- Location
- New Jersey
- Assigned by NANPA
- January 23, 1997
- Created from
- 908
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (NANPA: 10D)
- NANPA planning letters
- PL-277, PL-150, PL-037
Source: NANPA, NPA database of Oct 24, 2026.
Is 732 running out of numbers?
Previous forecast (October 2025): 2048, moved later by 3 years.
Forecast exhaust year by edition
Source: NANPA NRUF forecast, April 2026 edition.
Who holds 732 prefixes
The five largest of 30 original holders
As listed by NANPA, not today’s carrier.
| Holder (as listed) | Prefixes | |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon New Jersey, Inc. | 337 42% | |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC | 87 11% | |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 65 8% | |
| Verizon Wireless | 61 8% | |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 51 6% |
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026.
Questions about area code 732
What area code is 732?
A New Jersey area code, in service since June 1, 1997.
Where is 732 area code, and what time zone is it in?
New Brunswick & Toms River, NJ; Eastern Time.
Why am I getting spam calls from 732?
802 FTC complaints from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026, most often about impostors (not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed).
Will 732 get a new area code?
NANPA forecasts exhaust in 3Q 2051; no relief planning listed.