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Area codes 781 and 339

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State
  
Massachusetts

Area codes 781 and 339

Cities
  
Lynn, Needham, Stoughton, Waltham, Woburn

Area codes 781 and 339


Area code 781 covers most of the Boston suburbs roughly along Route 128 and about two-thirds of the South Shore. It was created as a split from area code 617 on September 1, 1997. (LATA code 128). Use of 781 became mandatory February 1, 1998. 339 has been sharing the service area since May 2, 2001. Since then, 10 digit local dialing is mandatory.

Contents

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.

Counties

Portions of the following counties are covered:

  • Essex
  • Middlesex
  • Norfolk
  • Plymouth
  • Suffolk
  • Regions

  • Eastcentral Mass.
  • Some of SE Mass.
  • Most of the South Shore and some of the North Shore
  • Suburbs along Route 128 and some surrounding towns
  • Central office codes (by location)

    (781)-NXX

    (339)-NXX

    N11 codes

  • 2-1-1: United Way Worldwide (UWW) and the Alliance for Information and Referral Systems (AIRS)
  • 3-1-1: unused
  • 4-1-1: directory assistance
  • 5-1-1: traffic information or police non-emergency services (treated as calling to the 617 area code)
  • 6-1-1: unused
  • 7-1-1: TDD relay (MassRelay) for the deaf
  • 8-1-1: underground public utility location (Dig Safe),
  • 9-1-1: emergency services
  • References

    Area codes 781 and 339 Wikipedia