Area codes 781 and 339
Area code 781 covers most of Boston‘s inner suburbs and some outer suburbs. It was created as a split from area code 617 on September 1, 1997. Use of 781 became mandatory February 1, 1998. Area code 339 has been sharing the service area since May 2, 2001. Since then, 10 digit local dialing is mandatory.
Some mobile phone numbers from the 1990s assigned to rate centers in 781 and 339 kept the 617 area code just on those mobile lines after it was split.Communities
- Abington
- Arlington
- Bedford
- Braintree
- Burlington
- Canton
- Cohasset
- Dedham
- Duxbury
- Halifax
- Hanover
- Hanson
- Hingham
- Holbrook
- Hull
- Kingston
- Lexington
- Lincoln
- Lynn
- Lynnfield
- Malden
- Marblehead
- Marshfield
- Medford
- Melrose
- Nahant
- Needham
- Norwell
- Norwood
- Pembroke
- Plympton
- Randolph
- Reading
- Revere
- Rockland
- Saugus
- Scituate
- Sharon
- Stoneham
- Stoughton
- Swampscott
- Wakefield
- Waltham
- Wellesley
- Weston
- Westwood
- Weymouth
- Whitman
- Winchester
- Woburn
Counties
Portions of the following counties are covered:
- Essex
- Middlesex
- Norfolk
- Plymouth
- Suffolk
Regions
- Most of the South Shore and some of the North Shore
- Suburbs along Route 128 and some surrounding towns
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- Arlington :
316, 443, 483, 488, 574, 583, 641, 643, 645, 646, 648, 777, 819, 844, 859 - Braintree:
228, 267, 303, 348, 353, 356, 380, 394, 428, 519, 535, 602, 654, 664, 794, 796, 817, 843, 848, 849, 884, 917, 926, 930, 952, 964 - Burlington:
202, 203, 221, 229, 238, 262, 265, 270, 272, 273, 313, 328, 345, 359, 362, 365, 387, 418, 425, 442, 494, 505, 552, 564, 565, 601, 653, 685, 730, 743, 744, 750, 757, 791, 825, 852, 892, 896, 993, 998 - Canton:
232, 298, 302, 332, 363, 364, 401, 415, 562, 571, 575, 615, 633, 713, 737, 739, 746, 770, 774, 821, 828, 830, 989 - Cohasset: 210, 236, 383, 527, 923
- Dedham :
223, 251, 320, 326, 329, 355, 366, 375, 381, 407, 410, 441, 459, 461, 467, 471, 492, 493, 613, 636, 686, 690, 708, 742, 751, 752, 801, 915 - Hingham:
374, 385, 556, 630, 706, 735, 740, 741, 749, 783, 804, 836, 875, 903, 908, 919 - Hull: 214, 242, 773, 925
- Lexington :
226, 230, 240, 266, 271, 274, 275, 276, 280, 301, 323, 325, 354, 357, 372, 377, 382, 402, 430, 456, 457, 458, 482, 515, 532, 533, 538, 541, 553, 597, 652, 669, 671, 674, 676, 687, 698, 734, 748, 761, 766, 778, 841, 845, 860, 861, 862, 863, 869, 879, 918, 945, 958, 981, 999 - Lincoln: 259
- Lynn:
215, 244, 248, 254, 268, 309, 346, 477, 479, 581, 584, 586, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 598, 599, 632, 691, 710, 715, 718, 731, 771, 780, 842, 910, 913 - Malden:
288, 321, 322, 324, 333, 338, 388, 397, 399, 420, 480, 502, 605, 627, 661, 667, 851, 870, 873, 905, 912 - Medford:
219, 306, 350, 391, 393, 395, 396, 475, 498, 518, 526, 539, 628, 655, 658, 723, 827, 866, 874, 957, 960 - Melrose:
432, 462, 517, 590, 606, 620, 662, 665, 712, 720, 979 - Needham:
247, 292, 343, 400, 429, 433, 444, 449, 453, 455, 465, 474, 495, 514, 540, 559, 644, 657, 707, 719, 726, 727, 898, 965, 972 - Norwood :
255, 369, 278, 349, 352, 414, 440, 501, 551, 603, 619, 634, 680, 688, 702, 725, 762, 769, 856, 881, 929, 948, 949, 956 - Randolph :
300, 308, 390, 437, 473, 506, 510, 607, 767, 785, 815, 824, 885, 888, 961, 963, 986 - Reading:
205, 282, 315, 439, 509, 649, 670, 673, 677, 758, 764, 765, 779, 872, 909, 942, 944 - Revere:
241, 284, 286, 289, 426, 485, 549, 560, 629, 656, 808, 823, 853, 858, 922, 951, 953, - Stoneham:
279, 435, 438, 454, 481, 507, 568, 572, 799, 832, 835, 850, 954, 984 - Wakefield:
213, 224, 245, 246, 258, 295, 360, 451, 486, 548, 557, 567, 587, 621, 683, 716, 876, 914, 928, 968 - Waltham :
207, 208, 209, 212, 216, 249, 250, 256, 290, 296, 299, 314, 317, 330, 370, 373, 386, 392, 398, 409, 419, 434, 464, 466, 472, 478, 487, 513, 516, 522, 529, 530, 543, 547, 577, 609, 612, 614, 622, 642, 647, 663, 668, 672, 678, 684, 693, 697, 699, 736, 768, 775, 786, 788, 790, 795, 810, 833, 839, 864, 890, 891, 893, 894, 895, 899, 902, 906, 907, 916, 966, 996 - Wellesley :
235, 237, 239, 263, 283, 304, 371, 416, 431, 446, 489, 591, 694, 705, 772, 943, 992, 997 - Weymouth:
277, 331, 335, 337, 340, 413, 534, 624, 626, 637, 682, 724, 789, 803, 812, 901, 927, 974, 985 - Winchester:
218, 358, 368, 369, 389, 570, 589, 604, 625, 717, 721, 722, 729, 756, 760, 838, 971, 977, 983 - Woburn:
281, 287, 305, 367, 376, 404, 405, 460, 491, 496, 497, 503, 504, 528, 537, 569, 608, 638, 640, 696, 704, 759, 782, 787, 865, 883, 897, 904, 932, 933, 935, 937, 938, 939, 962, 670, 994, 995
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- Arlington: 368, 707
- Braintree: 235
- Bryantville: 244, 933
- Burlington: 234
- Cambridge: 550, 940, 976
- Canton: 237, 502
- Cohasset: 337
- Dedham: 204
- Hingham: 200, 236
- Kingston: 309, 832
- Lexington: 223, 970
- Lincoln: 333
- Lowell: 920
- Lynn: 440, 883
- Malden: 224
- Marshfield: 793
- Medford:221, 545, 674
- Melrose: 293
- Needham: 225
- Norwell: 613
- Norwood: 206
- Randolph: 987
- Revere: 226, 532
- Rockland: 469, 788
- Saugus: 600
- Scituate: 526
- Sharon: 230, 364
- Wakefield: 203, 219
- Waltham: 222, 814
- Wellesley: 686
- Weymouth: 355, 499
- Woburn: 227, 298, 645, 927
N11 codes
- 2-1-1: United Way Worldwide and the Alliance for Information and Referral Systems
- 3-1-1: unused
- 4-1-1: directory assistance
- 5-1-1: traffic information or police non-emergency services
- 6-1-1: unused
- 7-1-1: TDD relay for the deaf
- 8-1-1: underground public utility location,
- 9-1-1: emergency services
