Where Is Area Code 201?
Area code 201 serves northeastern New Jersey in the Mid-Atlantic region. It covers Bergen and Hudson counties, including Bayonne, its primary city, as well as Jersey City, Hoboken, Hackensack, and Fort Lee.
The region borders New York City and includes communities along the Hudson River and Newark Bay. Area code 201 uses Eastern Time.
Notable places include Liberty State Park in Jersey City, the Bayonne Bridge between Bayonne and Staten Island, and the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford. The Palisades, a line of cliffs along the Hudson River, also shape the region’s landscape.
Cities and Communities in the 201 Area Code
- Allendale (Bergen County)
- Alpine (Bergen County)
- Bayonne (Hudson County)
- Bergenfield (Bergen County)
- Bogota (Bergen County)
- Carlstadt (Bergen County)
- Cliffside Park (Bergen County)
- Closter (Bergen County)
- Cresskill (Bergen County)
- Demarest (Bergen County)
- Dumont (Bergen County)
- East Newark (Hudson County)
- East Rutherford (Bergen County)
- Edgewater (Bergen County)
- Elmwood Park (Bergen County)
- Emerson (Bergen County)
- Englewood (Bergen County)
- Englewood Cliffs (Bergen County)
- Fair Lawn (Bergen County)
- Fairview (Bergen County)
- Fort Lee (Bergen County)
- Franklin Lakes (Bergen County)
- Garfield (Bergen County)
- Glen Rock (Bergen County)
- Guttenberg (Hudson County)
- Hackensack (Bergen County)
- Harrington Park (Bergen County)
- Harrison (Hudson County)
- Hasbrouck Heights (Bergen County)
- Haworth (Bergen County)
- Hillsdale (Bergen County)
- Hoboken (Hudson County)
- Ho-Ho-Kus (Bergen County)
- Jersey City (Hudson County)
- Kearny (Hudson County)
- Leonia (Bergen County)
- Little Ferry (Bergen County)
- Lodi (Bergen County)
- Lyndhurst (Bergen County)
- Mahwah (Bergen County)
- Maywood (Bergen County)
- Midland Park (Bergen County)
- Montvale (Bergen County)
- Moonachie (Bergen County)
- New Milford (Bergen County)
- North Arlington (Bergen County)
- North Bergen (Hudson County)
- Northvale (Bergen County)
- Norwood (Bergen County)
- Oakland (Bergen County)
- Old Tappan (Bergen County)
- Oradell (Bergen County)
- Palisades Park (Bergen County)
- Paramus (Bergen County)
- Park Ridge (Bergen County)
- Ramsey (Bergen County)
- Ridgefield (Bergen County)
- Ridgefield Park (Bergen County)
- Ridgewood (Bergen County)
- River Edge (Bergen County)
- River Vale (Bergen County)
- Rochelle Park (Bergen County)
- Rockleigh (Bergen County)
- Rutherford (Bergen County)
- Saddle Brook (Bergen County)
- Saddle River (Bergen County)
- Secaucus (Hudson County)
- South Hackensack (Bergen County)
- Teaneck (Bergen County)
- Tenafly (Bergen County)
- Teterboro (Bergen County)
- Union City (Hudson County)
- Upper Saddle River (Bergen County)
- Waldwick (Bergen County)
- Wallington (Bergen County)
- Washington Township (Bergen County)
- Weehawken (Hudson County)
- West New York (Hudson County)
- Westwood (Bergen County)
- Wood-Ridge (Bergen County)
- Woodcliff Lake (Bergen County)
- Wyckoff (Bergen County)
History of Area Code 201
Area code 201 began in 1947 as one of the original North American Numbering Plan area codes, covering all of New Jersey. The state created area code 609 from the southern part of 201 in 1958, then created 908 in 1990 and 973 in 1997, reducing 201’s geographic area.
Area code 551 entered service in 2001 as an overlay for the same region. An overlay adds a second area code without changing existing numbers or dividing the region. The added code increased the supply of phone numbers as demand grew, and local calls require 10-digit dialing.
Key Facts About Area Code 201
- Area code 201 is a geographic area code in New Jersey, and Bayonne is its primary city.
- Area code 201 covers Bergen and Hudson counties in the Mid-Atlantic region and uses Eastern Time.
- Area code 201 began in 1947 as an original area code and initially covered all of New Jersey.
- The 2020 Census counted 955,732 residents in Bergen County and 724,854 in Hudson County, for a combined total of 1,680,586.
- Area code 551 overlays the same region as 201, so both codes serve the same counties.
- Liberty State Park is in Jersey City, and the Bayonne Bridge connects Bayonne with Staten Island across the Kill Van Kull.
- Stevens Institute of Technology is in Hoboken, and New Jersey City University is in Jersey City.