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The area codes in the U.S. State of New Jersey are a component of the North American Numbering Plan . 201: Northeastern New Jersey, primarily Bergen County and Hudson County. 551: Overlays area code 201. 609: Trenton, Lawrenceville, Princeton, Medford, Atlantic City, Barnegat, Wildwood, Ocean City, Burlington, Cape May. 640: Overlays 609.
Area code 973 was created on June 1, 1997, in a split of area code 201, [1] [2] which was the original area code for of all of New Jersey when the North American Numbering Plan was inaugurated for nationwide operator dialing in 1947. In 1958, the numbering plan area of 201 was cut back to the northern half of the state, and in 1991 to just the ...
The New Jersey Bell Headquarters Building is located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1929 by the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 2005. The art deco building was designed by Ralph Thomas Walker of the architectural firm ...
The Military Park Building in Newark, New Jersey is one of the earliest skyscrapers built downtown. Designed by the architectural firm Polhemus & Coffin of New York, it was the tallest building in New Jersey upon its completion in 1926 until being surpassed in 1930 by the Eleven 80. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The landmark takes its name from nearby Military ...
The Newark Police Department is the largest municipal police force in New Jersey. [13] In 2011 the size of the police department was reduced by 13% (167 officers) as the result of budget cuts. [14] [15] In November 2013, the NPD re-hired five officers who had been laid off, and another four who had previously worked in Camden. [16]
Prudential Headquarters. Prudential Financial is based in Newark, New Jersey. It began as The Widows and Orphans Friendly Society in 1875, and for a short time it was called the Prudential Friendly Society. For many years after 1877 it was known as the Prudential Insurance Company of America, [ 1] a name still widely in use.
1*. National Newark Building. 466 ft (142 m) 35. 1931. Tallest building in Newark since its completion in 1931. Tallest building constructed in New Jersey in the 1930s; remained tallest building in the state for 58 years, until 1989. [ 7][ 8][ 9] 2. Halo Tower 1.
Newark (/ ˈ nj uː ər k / NEW-ərk, [24] locally:) [25] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area.