NEW JERSEY · AREA CODE GUIDE
551 area code location: Jersey City and Bayonne, New Jersey
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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551 area code at a glance
- State
- New Jersey
- Primary cities
- Jersey City, Bayonne, and Union City
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Jersey City, 302,013 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 294 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 201.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
Counties and cities covered
551 numbers are issued across 22 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Bergen County and Hudson County.
- Jersey City
- Bayonne
- Union City
- Hackensack
- Teaneck
- Kearny
- Fair Lawn
- Englewood
- Ridgewood
- Rutherford
- Dumont
- Wyckoff
- Ramsey
- Oakland
- Hasbrouck Heights
- Westwood
- Park Ridge
- Leonia
- Closter
- Oradell
- Cliffside
- Cragmere
Notable places in 551
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| MetLife Stadium | 2.8 km from Rutherford | Stadium |
| Giants Stadium | 2.8 km from Rutherford | Stadium |
| Meadowlands Arena | 3.4 km from Rutherford | Arena |
| Teterboro Airport | 1.8 km from Hasbrouck Heights | Airport |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 2.6 km from Union City | University, 9,650 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | 1.7 km from Hackensack | University, 8,836 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Saint Peter's University | 1.8 km from Jersey City | University, 4,961 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Museum of Russian Art | 2.1 km from Jersey City | Museum |
| Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey | 2.1 km from Hasbrouck Heights | Museum |
| Port Jersey | 3.2 km from Bayonne | Port |
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Questions about 551
Where is the 551 area code?
551 is in New Jersey. Its numbers are issued in Jersey City, Bayonne, Union City, and 19 other communities.
What time zone is area code 551 in?
551 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Is 551 an overlay?
Yes. 551 was added as an overlay on 201 on 29 December 2001.
What cities are in the 551 area code?
Jersey City, Bayonne, Union City, Hackensack, and Teaneck, and 17 other communities.
What state is area code 551 in?
Area code 551 is in New Jersey.
What counties are covered by area code 551?
Area code 551 covers communities in Bergen County and Hudson County.
Is 551 a toll-free area code?
No. 551 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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