Area codes 781 and 339

Area code 781 and 339
All Massachusetts area codes
Location

Location of area code 781 and 339
Statistics
Created 1997
LATA Code 128
Overlays Area code 339
Major Cities Dedham
Lynn
Medford
Melrose
Malden
Norwood
Stoughton
Waltham
Weymouth
Woburn
Braintree
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.
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)

Area code 781 was created as a split from area code 617 on September 1, 1997 and covers most of suburban Boston and most of The South Shore (Massachusetts). Use of 781 became mandatory February 1, 1998. 339 has been sharing the service area since May 2, 2001.

Contents

Communities

Counties

Portions of the following counties are covered:

Central Office codes (By location)

(781)-NXX


(339)-NXX

N11 codes

See also

References

External links

Massachusetts area codes: 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
North: 978/351
West: 413 Area code 339/781 completely surrounds 617/857 East: 617/857, Atlantic Ocean
South: 508/774