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| Location | |
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 Location of area code 781 and 339 |
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| Statistics | |
| Created | 1997 |
| LATA Code | 128 |
| Overlays | Area code 339 |
| Major Cities | Dedham Lynn Medford Melrose Malden Norwood Waltham Woburn |
| Regions | Eastcentral Mass. the North and 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 codes 781 and 339 cover suburban Boston, Massachusetts. In particular, they cover Arlington, Braintree, Burlington, Canton, Dedham, Kingston, Lexington, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Norwood, Revere, Saugus, Waltham, Weymouth, Winchester, Woburn, and other Boston suburbs along Route 128. Area code 781 was created in 1997 by a split from area code 617. The overlay code, 339, was created in 2001.
See also
External links
- NANPA Area Code Map of Massachusetts
- List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 781 Area Code
- List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 339 Area Code
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts Area Codes: 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978 | ||
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| North: 978/351 | ||
| West: 413 | Area code 339/781 completely surrounds 617/857 | East: 617/857, Atlantic Ocean |
| South: 508/774 | ||
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