856 Area Code – Time Zone, Location, History & Counties

Area code 856 is located in the Eastern time zone and covers southwestern New Jersey, including cities such as Camden, Vineland, and Millville. Established on June 12, 1999, it was created to relieve number pressure on the 609 area code.

Where is area code 856?

Area code 856 is located in southwestern New Jersey and covers Camden, Vineland, and Millville. It is the only area code that serves the area.

What time zone is area code 856?

The 856 area code is located in the Eastern timezone (America/New_York).

History

Creation: Area code 856 was put into service on June 12, 1999 and was the 260th area code in service. It was one of 23 area codes introduced in 1999. It was the 6th area code in the state of New Jersey. New Jersey currently has 10 area codes. It was created to relieve the pressure on the 609 area code as the numbers in 609 were being exhausted.

Mnemonics: Prior to 1995, the middle digit of area codes was restricted to a 0 or 1 which do not correspond to a letter on a phone’s dialing pad. So, only area codes created in 1995 or later can have a mnemonic. The mnemonics for area code 856 include TJM, TJN, TJO, TKM, TKN, TKO, TLM, TLN, TLO, UJM, UJN, UJO, UKM, UKN, UKO, ULM, ULN, ULO, VJM, VJN, VJO, VKM, VKN, VKO, VLM, VLN, and VLO. Let us know if one of these mnemonics fits area code 856 so we can feature it.