Area code 781
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 Location of area code 781 |
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| Created | 1997 |
| LATA Code | 128 |
| Overlays | Area code 339 |
| Major Cities | Lynn Melrose Malden Norwood Waltham Woburn |
| Regions | Eastcentral Mass. the South Shore Suburbs along Route 128 |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
Under the North American Numbering Plan for telephone area codes, area code 781 covers suburban Boston, Massachusetts. In particular, it covers Arlington, Braintree, Lynn, Winchester, Melrose, Saugus, Revere, Malden, Burlington, Norwood, Waltham, Woburn, Medford, Lexington and other Boston suburbs along Route 128. It overlays with area code 339. Area code 781 was created in 1997 by a split from area code 617.
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| Commonwealth of Massachusetts Area Codes: 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978 | ||
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| North: 351/978 | ||
| West: 508/774 | Area code 339/781 completely surrounds 617/857 | East: Atlantic Ocean |
| South: 508/774 | ||
