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Area code 609 in New Jersey is the telephone code for the central and southeastern regions of the state and includes the state capital of Trenton, Princeton, and Atlantic City.

It was created in 1958 when the original 201 area code for New Jersey was divided into two area codes. Presently, the 609 area covers parts of Central Jersey, South Jersey and the Jersey Shore. The southwestern part of the state adjacent to Philadelphia is now covered by area code 856, as a result of a split of the area in 1999, although many parts of Burlington County are still covered under 609.

Prior to 1990s when the original two area codes of New Jersey, 201 and 609, were split, New Jersey residents informally viewed the area codes as the defining boundaries of the more urban and industrialized "North Jersey", dominated by its proximity to New York City, and the more rural "South Jersey".^[1]

The area covered by 609 includes two distinct regions of New Jersey. One region includes Mercer County, with Trenton and Princeton located in this county. Mercer County is a relatively wealthy county that serves as a bedroom community for both New York and Philadelphia commuters, though more New York commuters have been migrating there in recent years. Mercer County also serves as an important educational hub as home to Princeton University and several established prep schools. Area code 609 also covers Atlantic City and portions of the Jersey Shore. These areas are very different from Mercer County, with their economies based upon tourism and, to a lesser extent, farming.

[edit] Ocean County

[edit] Middlesex County, New Jersey

[edit] Monmouth County, New Jersey

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Demasters, Karen. "The New Phone Math: 609 Divided by 2", The New York Times, February 7, 1999. Accessed August 6, 2008.

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State of New Jersey Area Codes: 201, 551, 609, 732, 848, 856, 862, 908, 973
	North: 732/848, 908
West: 215/267, 856	609	East: Atlantic Ocean
	South: 302
State of New York Area Codes: 212, 315, 347, 516, 518, 585, 607, 631, 646, 716, 718, 845, 914, 917
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Area Codes: 215, 267, 412, 484, 570, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
State of Delaware Area Code: 302

[0] Demasters, Karen. "The New Phone Math: 609 Divided by 2", The New York Times, February 7, 1999. Accessed August 6, 2008.

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[edit] Cities and towns in the 609 area code

[edit] Atlantic County

[edit] Burlington County

[edit] Cape May County

[edit] Mercer County