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Area codes 781 and 339
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<h2 id="service-area">Service area</h2> <p>The area codes serve most of the <a href="/facts/South_Shore%2c_MA/F7B32JkH">South Shore</a>, and the suburbs along <a href="/facts/Route_128_(Massachusetts)/0s6jSBtG">Route 128</a> and surrounding towns. The service area includes portions of the following counties: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Essex_County%2c_Massachusetts/gku5HCdA">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Middlesex_County%2c_Massachusetts/jXvKhAuN">Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Norfolk_County%2c_Massachusetts/TuwFUBe3">Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Plymouth_County%2c_Massachusetts/roUjDcUd">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Suffolk_County%2c_Massachusetts/v7r9pM1r">Suffolk</a></li></ul> <p>Communities: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Abington%2c_Massachusetts/kCrSSpaF">Abington</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Arlington%2c_Massachusetts/ofGs64Rd">Arlington</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bedford%2c_Massachusetts/jeVLY8Cu">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Braintree%2c_Massachusetts/KSRAYduR">Braintree</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Burlington%2c_Massachusetts/w6XvHzUC">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Canton%2c_Massachusetts/aeYdEWn5">Canton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cohasset%2c_Massachusetts/mU5CHTBS">Cohasset</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dedham%2c_Massachusetts/h57mzWXl">Dedham</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Duxbury%2c_Massachusetts/f6b1K2Hp">Duxbury</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Halifax%2c_Massachusetts/jyHl6zpy">Halifax</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hanover%2c_Massachusetts/tTFWE9pL">Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hanson%2c_Massachusetts/GEqug7Cq">Hanson</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hingham%2c_Massachusetts/0RWPLX9e">Hingham</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Holbrook%2c_Massachusetts/IEn4JmGS">Holbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hull%2c_Massachusetts/ctUtb9Pu">Hull</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kingston%2c_Massachusetts/zYFjKBR4">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lexington%2c_Massachusetts/QEMK79lc">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lincoln%2c_Massachusetts/195esTL1">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lynn%2c_Massachusetts/1AKeHMbQ">Lynn</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lynnfield%2c_Massachusetts/CDyvBKnH">Lynnfield</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Malden%2c_Massachusetts/Pzw1IAuI">Malden</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Marblehead%2c_Massachusetts/AXSKQBbM">Marblehead</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Marshfield%2c_Massachusetts/LCYR8bdE">Marshfield</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Medford%2c_Massachusetts/G84sqSBr">Medford</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Melrose%2c_Massachusetts/hwEpI0RJ">Melrose</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nahant%2c_Massachusetts/Lpmo27jD">Nahant</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Needham%2c_Massachusetts/Tu5jrErM">Needham</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Norwell%2c_Massachusetts/q7EteUzI">Norwell</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Norwood%2c_Massachusetts/yM5EwXll">Norwood</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pembroke%2c_Massachusetts/t511740L">Pembroke</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Plympton%2c_Massachusetts/vmDaud0r">Plympton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Randolph%2c_Massachusetts/oSbGUo3B">Randolph</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Reading%2c_Massachusetts/SyQLWS8V">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Revere%2c_Massachusetts/jEwQFmg8">Revere</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rockland%2c_Massachusetts/R5joHhQL">Rockland</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Saugus%2c_Massachusetts/Fwwe5USU">Saugus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Scituate%2c_Massachusetts/h76yC2Lg">Scituate</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sharon%2c_Massachusetts/jV0W5kfm">Sharon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stoneham%2c_Massachusetts/6x8cfVTq">Stoneham</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stoughton%2c_Massachusetts/Wo5BWW6b">Stoughton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Swampscott%2c_Massachusetts/E9fFeRoS">Swampscott</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wakefield%2c_Massachusetts/BHmFz1FP">Wakefield</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Waltham%2c_Massachusetts/8URD13ks">Waltham</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wellesley%2c_Massachusetts/B66vsojB">Wellesley</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Weston%2c_Massachusetts/nsn8URRI">Weston</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Westwood%2c_Massachusetts/EmK8xNC0">Westwood</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Weymouth%2c_Massachusetts/ybad2rkA">Weymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Whitman%2c_Massachusetts/zodof5lz">Whitman</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Winchester%2c_Massachusetts/vkQoebvF">Winchester</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Woburn%2c_Massachusetts/2nG6LrlM">Woburn</a></li></ul> <h3>Central office codes by location</h3> <h3>781-NXX</h3> <ul><li>Arlington (includes part of Medford): 316, 443, 483, 488, 574, 583, 641, 643, 645, 646, 648, 777, 819, 844, 859</li> <li>Braintree: 228, 267, 303, 348, 353, 356, 380, 394, 428, 510, 519, 535, 602, 654, 664, 794, 796, 817, 843, 848, 849, 884, 917, 926, 930, 952, 964</li> <li>Burlington: 202, 203, 221, 229, 238, 262, 265, 270, 272, 273, 313, 328, 345, 359, 362, 365, 387, 418, 425, 442, 494, 505, 552, 564, 565, 601, 653, 685, 730, 743, 744, 750, 757, 791, 825, 852, 892, 896, 993, 998</li> <li>Canton: 232, 298, 302, 332, 363, 364, 401, 415, 562, 571, 575, 615, 633, 713, 737, 739, 746, 770, 774, 821, 828, 830, 989</li> <li>Cohasset: 210, 236, 383, 527, 923</li> <li>Dedham (includes part of Westwood): 223, 251, 320, 326, 329, 355, 366, 375, 381, 407, 410, 441, 459, 461, 467, 471, 492, 493, 613, 636, 686, 690, 708, 742, 751, 752, 801, 915</li> <li>Hingham: 374, 385, 556, 630, 706, 735, 740, 741, 749, 783, 804, 836, 875, 903, 908, 919</li> <li>Hull: 214, 242, 773, 925</li> <li>Lexington (includes Bedford): 226, 230, 240, 266, 271, 274, 275, 276, 280, 301, 323, 325, 354, 357, 372, 377, 382, 402, 430, 456, 457, 458, 482, 515, 532, 533, 538, 541, 553, 597, 652, 669, 671, 674, 676, 687, 698, 734, 748, 761, 766, 778, 841, 845, 860, 861, 862, 863, 869, 879, 918, 945, 958, 981, 999</li> <li>Lincoln: 259</li> <li>Lynn: 215, 244, 248, 254, 268, 309, 346, 477, 479, 581, 584, 586, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 598, 599, 632, 691, 710, 715, 718, 731, 771, 780, 842, 910, 913</li> <li>Malden: 288, 321, 322, 324, 333, 338, 388, 397, 399, 420, 480, 502, 605, 627, 661, 667, 851, 870, 873, 905, 912</li> <li>Medford: 219, 306, 350, 391, 393, 395, 396, 475, 498, 518, 526, 539, 628, 655, 658, 723, 827, 866, 874, 957, 960</li> <li>Melrose: 432, 462, 517, 590, 606, 620, 662, 665, 712, 720, 979</li> <li>Needham: 247, 292, 343, 400, 429, 433, 444, 449, 453, 455, 465, 474, 495, 514, 540, 559, 644, 657, 707, 719, 726, 727, 898, 965, 972</li> <li>Norwood (includes part of Westwood): 255, 369, 278, 349, 352, 414, 440, 501, 551, 603, 619, 634, 680, 688, 702, 725, 762, 769, 856, 881, 929, 948, 949, 956</li> <li>Randolph (includes Holbrook): 300, 308, 390, 437, 473, 506, 510, 607, 767, 785, 815, 824, 885, 888, 961, 963, 986</li> <li>Reading: 205, 282, 315, 439, 509, 649, 670, 673, 677, 758, 764, 765, 779, 872, 909, 942, 944</li> <li>Revere: 241, 284, 286, 289, 426, 485, 549, 560, 629, 656, 808, 823, 853, 858, 922, 951, 953,</li> <li>Saugus: 231, 233, 558</li> <li>Scituate: 545</li> <li>Stoneham: 279, 435, 438, 454, 481, 507, 568, 572, 799, 832, 835, 850, 954, 984</li> <li>Wakefield: 213, 224, 245, 246, 258, 295, 360, 451, 486, 548, 557, 567, 587, 621, 683, 716, 876, 914, 928, 968</li> <li>Waltham (includes part of Weston): 207, 208, 209, 212, 216, 249, 250, 256, 290, 296, 299, 314, 317, 330, 370, 373, 386, 392, 398, 409, 419, 434, 464, 466, 472, 478, 487, 513, 516, 522, 529, 530, 543, 547, 577, 609, 612, 614, 622, 642, 647, 663, 668, 672, 678, 684, 693, 697, 699, 736, 768, 775, 786, 788, 790, 795, 810, 833, 839, 864, 890, 891, 893, 894, 895, 899, 902, 906, 907, 916, 966, 996</li> <li>Wellesley (includes part of Weston): 235, 237, 239, 263, 283, 304, 371, 416, 431, 446, 489, 591, 694, 705, 772, 943, 992, 997</li> <li>Weymouth: 277, 331, 335, 337, 340, 413, 534, 624, 626, 637, 682, 724, 789, 803, 812, 901, 927, 974, 985</li> <li>Winchester: 218, 358, 368, 369, 389, 570, 589, 604, 625, 717, 721, 722, 729, 756, 760, 838, 971, 977, 983</li> <li>Woburn: 281, 287, 305, 367, 376, 404, 405, 460, 491, 496, 497, 503, 504, 528, 537, 569, 608, 638, 640, 696, 704, 759, 782, 787, 865, 883, 897, 904, 932, 933, 935, 937, 938, 939, 962, 670, 994, 995</li></ul> <h3>339-NXX</h3> <ul><li>Arlington: 368, 707</li> <li>Braintree: 235</li> <li>Bryantville: 244, 933</li> <li>Burlington: 234</li> <li>Cambridge: 550, 940, 976</li> <li>Canton: 237, 502</li> <li>Cohasset: 337</li> <li>Dedham: 204</li> <li>Hingham: 200, 236</li> <li>Kingston: 309, 832</li> <li>Lexington: 223, 970</li> <li>Lincoln: 333</li> <li>Lowell: 920</li> <li>Lynn: 440, 883</li> <li>Malden: 224</li> <li>Marshfield: 793</li> <li>Medford:221, 545, 674</li> <li>Melrose: 293</li> <li>Needham: 225</li> <li>Norwell: 613</li> <li>Norwood: 206</li> <li>Randolph: 987</li> <li>Revere: 226, 532</li> <li>Rockland: 469, 788</li> <li>Saugus: 600</li> <li>Scituate: 526</li> <li>Sharon: 230, 364</li> <li>Wakefield: 203, 219</li> <li>Waltham: 222, 814</li> <li>Wellesley: 686</li> <li>Weymouth: 355, 499</li> <li>Woburn: 227, 298, 645, 927</li></ul> <h2 id="n11-codes">N11 codes</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/N11_code/19dDJYcW">N11 code</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/2-1-1/4WqGIsEc">2-1-1</a>: <a href="/facts/United_Way_Worldwide/E85buMDE">United Way Worldwide</a> (UWW) and the Alliance for Information and Referral Systems (AIRS)</li> <li><a href="/facts/3-1-1/kEUfaTYY">3-1-1</a>: unused</li> <li><a href="/facts/4-1-1/qXd7jLYm">4-1-1</a>: <a href="/facts/Directory_assistance/V5fWaQyA">directory assistance</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/5-1-1/oy0lWlcv">5-1-1</a>: <a href="/facts/Traffic/cHx4tMo1">traffic</a> <a href="/facts/Information/3LdrzXtJ">information</a> or police non-emergency services<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> (treated as calling to the 617 area code)</li> <li><a href="/facts/6-1-1/0oVPwqJv">6-1-1</a>: unused</li> <li><a href="/facts/7-1-1/oDlx6yKV">7-1-1</a>: <a href="/facts/Telecommunications_devices_for_the_deaf/5SChc5Qx">TDD</a> <a href="/facts/Telecommunications_Relay_Service/oDlx6yKV">relay</a> (MassRelay) for the <a href="/facts/Deaf/PT2xcLaX">deaf</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/8-1-1/DKslSdLH">8-1-1</a>: underground public <a href="/facts/Utility_location/AkEx6dqB">utility location</a> (Dig Safe),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/9-1-1/8IRJCy4X">9-1-1</a>: <a href="/facts/Emergency_service/mpnoeREI">emergency services</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_area_codes_in_Massachusetts/VxnpwvIA">List of area codes in Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_North_American_Numbering_Plan_area_codes/g3qUWoa5">List of North American Numbering Plan area codes</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.nanpa.com/resources/area-code-maps">"Area Code Maps"</a>. NANPA.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://www.mass.gov/doc/massachusetts-area-code-map">Massachusetts Area Code Map</a>, Mass. Department of Telecommunications and Cable</li></ul> <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a> area codes: <a href="/facts/Area_code_413/ue0Iqpoz">413</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_508_and_774/KTT5Xzo4">508/774</a>, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_617_and_857/bMGrMWKB">617/857</a>, 781/339, <a href="/facts/Area_codes_978_and_351/kltRyrb0">978/351</a><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td>North: <a href="/facts/Area_codes_978_and_351/kltRyrb0">978/351</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>West: <a href="/facts/Area_code_413/ue0Iqpoz">413</a></td><td>339/781surrounds <a href="/facts/Area_codes_617_and_857/bMGrMWKB">617/857</a> </td><td>East: <a href="/facts/Area_codes_617_and_857/bMGrMWKB">617/857</a>, <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>South: <a href="/facts/Area_codes_508_and_774/KTT5Xzo4">508/774</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Code of Confusion: Phone Company Fears Change Will Hang Us Up". Associated Press. Daily Evening Item (Lynn, Massachusetts). p. 1. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/948738770/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/image/948738770/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"New area codes began Sunday". Associated Press. North Adams Transcript (North Adams, Massachusetts). p. A8. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/546687746/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/image/546687746/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Howe, Peter J. (March 29, 2001). "Get Set to Dial 10 Digits: New Rules Start Monday for all Eastern Mass. calls". Boston Globe. p. A1. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/442962998/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/image/442962998/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Howe, Peter J. (March 29, 2001). "Get Set to Dial 10 Digits: New Rules Start Monday for all Eastern Mass. calls". Boston Globe. p. A1. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/442962998/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/image/442962998/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>511 Massachusetts <a href="http://www.mass.gov/511" target="_blank">http://www.mass.gov/511</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Mass Relay <a href="https://www.mass.gov/massrelay/" target="_blank">https://www.mass.gov/massrelay/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Dig Safe <a href="http://www.call811.com/" target="_blank">http://www.call811.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>See FCC Doc. No. 92–105 http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-257293A1.doc <a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-257293A1.doc" target="_blank">https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-257293A1.doc</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>State 911 Department <a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/state-911-department" target="_blank">https://www.mass.gov/orgs/state-911-department</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>