List of Massachusetts area codes

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This is a list of area codes in Massachusetts:

Code	Created	Region
339	2001	Saugus, Norwood, Waltham, Woburn, east central Massachusetts and other Boston suburbs along Route 128, overlays with 781
351	2001	Fitchburg, Peabody and northeastern Massachusetts, overlays with 978
413	1947	Pittsfield, Springfield, Holyoke, Greenfield and western Massachusetts
508	1988	Worcester, New Bedford and southeastern Massachusetts, overlays with 774
617	1947	Boston, Cambridge, east central Massachusetts and close-in Boston suburbs, overlays with 857
774	2001	Worcester and southeastern Massachusetts, overlays with 508
781	1997	Saugus, Norwood, Waltham, Woburn, east central Massachusetts and other Boston suburbs along Route 128, overlays with 339)
857	2001	Boston, Cambridge, east central Massachusetts and close-in Boston suburbs, overlays with 617
978	1997	Fitchburg, Peabody and northeastern Massachusetts, overlays with 351

Contents 1 History 1.1 1947 1.2 1988 1.3 1997 1.4 2001-Current 2 See also 3 External links

[edit] History

[edit] 1947

• 413
• 617 then contained what is currently 339, 351, 508, 774, 781, 857, 978.

[edit] 1988

• 413
• 508 was formed from 617.
• 508 then contained what is currently 351, 508, 774, 978.
• 617 then contained what is currently 339, 617, 781, 857.

[edit] 1997

• 413
• 508 then contained what is currently 508 and 774.
• 617 then contained what is currently 617 and 857.
• 781 was formed from 617.
• 781 then contained what is currently 339 and 781.
• 978 was formed from 508.
• 978 then contained what is currently 351 and 978.

[edit] 2001-Current

• 339 was created to overlay with 781.
• 351 was created to overlay with 978.
• 413
• 508
• 617
• 774 was created to overlay with 508.
• 781
• 857 was created to overlay with 617.
• 978

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[edit] See also

• List of NANP area codes
• North American Numbering Plan

[edit] External links

• NANPA Area Code Map of Massachusetts
• Detailed map of Massachusetts area codes (pdf)