This is a list of area codes in Massachusetts:
| Code | Created | Region |
|---|---|---|
| 339 | 2001 | Saugus, Norwood, Waltham, Woburn, east central Massachusetts and other Boston suburbs along Route 128, overlays with 781 |
| 351 | 2001 | Fitchburg, Peabody and northeastern Massachusetts, overlays with 978 |
| 413 | 1947 | Pittsfield, Springfield, Holyoke, Greenfield and western Massachusetts |
| 508 | 1988 | Worcester, New Bedford and southeastern Massachusetts, overlays with 774 |
| 617 | 1947 | Boston, Cambridge, east central Massachusetts and close-in Boston suburbs, overlays with 857 |
| 774 | 2001 | Worcester and southeastern Massachusetts, overlays with 508 |
| 781 | 1997 | Saugus, Norwood, Waltham, Woburn, east central Massachusetts and other Boston suburbs along Route 128, overlays with 339 |
| 857 | 2001 | Boston, Cambridge, east central Massachusetts and close-in Boston suburbs, overlays with 617 |
| 978 | 1997 | Fitchburg, Peabody and northeastern Massachusetts, overlays with 351 |
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History
1947
- 413
- 617 then contained what is currently 339, 351, 508, 774, 781, 857, 978.
1988
- 413
- 508 was formed from 617.
- 508 then contained what is currently 351, 508, 774, 978.
- 617 then contained what is currently 339, 617, 781, 857.
1997
- 413
- 508 then contained what is currently 508 and 774.
- 617 then contained what is currently 617 and 857.
- 781 was formed from 617.
- 781 then contained what is currently 339 and 781.
- 978 was formed from 508.
- 978 then contained what is currently 351 and 978.
2001-Current
- 339 was created to overlay with 781.
- 351 was created to overlay with 978.
- 413
- 508
- 617
- 774 was created to overlay with 508.
- 781
- 857 was created to overlay with 617.
- 978
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