781 Area CodeBoston, MA
Area code 781 covers Boston and nearby communities in Massachusetts, in the Eastern Time (ET) zone, home to about 1,328,336 people across 44 cities. It overlays 339, so the same region uses both and every local call needs all ten digits.
Overview
- Major City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts (MA)
- Timezone
- Eastern Time (ET)
- Current Time
- –:––
- Overlay
- Yes – shares area with 339
Where is area code 781?
Area code 781 serves part of Boston, MA and the surrounding areas. It has a single overlay (339) that serves the same area.
Overview of the 781 Area Code
What is the 781 area code?
The 781 area code serves Boston, Massachusetts, alongside other established area codes. When you see a 781 number, it indicates a local number within this geographic area.
Why was area code 781 created?
Area code 781 went into service on September 1, 1997, taking over territory that had been part of area code 617. The overlay code 339 now serves the same area.
Geographic Coverage of the 781 Area Code
The 781 area code serves Boston and surrounding areas in Massachusetts. It operates within the Eastern Time (ET) time zone. It complements the coverage of area code 339. This area code covers several key cities, including:
- Boston
- Lynn
- Malden
- Waltham
- Revere
- Weymouth Town
Got a call from a 781 number? It came from Boston, MA. Since 781 overlays with 339, every local call in the region needs all ten digits to land on the right line. Of the listed cities' population, Boston accounts for about 39.6%; the rest is split across 43 smaller cities.
Boston Area Codes Overview
Boston is served by multiple area codes, reflecting its telecommunications needs. The 781 area code operates alongside 339. Here are the area codes serving this region:
The introduction of the 781 area code helped prevent number exhaustion, ensuring a continuous supply of phone numbers across the geographic area.
What cities does area code 781 cover?
| City | State | Population | Population in 781 | % of listed-city population | % of City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | MA | 673,458 | 0 | 39.6% | 0.0% |
| Lynn | MA | 103,489 | 103,489 | 6.1% | 100.0% |
| Malden | MA | 66,693 | 66,693 | 3.9% | 100.0% |
| Waltham | MA | 65,849 | 65,849 | 3.9% | 100.0% |
| Revere | MA | 60,702 | 60,695 | 3.6% | 100.0% |
| Weymouth Town | MA | 60,159 | 60,159 | 3.5% | 100.0% |
| Medford | MA | 59,898 | 59,898 | 3.5% | 100.0% |
| Woburn | MA | 43,895 | 43,895 | 2.6% | 100.0% |
| Arlington | MA | 42,844 | 42,844 | 2.5% | 100.0% |
| Braintree Town | MA | 39,134 | 39,134 | 2.3% | 100.0% |
| Randolph | MA | 32,112 | 32,112 | 1.9% | 100.0% |
| Lexington | MA | 31,394 | 31,394 | 1.8% | 100.0% |
| Melrose | MA | 29,938 | 29,938 | 1.8% | 100.0% |
| Needham | MA | 28,886 | 28,886 | 1.7% | 100.0% |
| Norwood | MA | 28,602 | 28,602 | 1.7% | 100.0% |
| Wellesley | MA | 27,982 | 27,982 | 1.6% | 100.0% |
| Saugus | MA | 26,628 | 26,628 | 1.6% | 100.0% |
| Wakefield | MA | 24,932 | 24,932 | 1.5% | 100.0% |
| Reading | MA | 24,747 | 24,747 | 1.5% | 100.0% |
| Dedham | MA | 24,729 | 24,729 | 1.5% | 100.0% |
| Burlington | MA | 24,498 | 24,498 | 1.4% | 100.0% |
| Stoneham | MA | 21,437 | 21,437 | 1.3% | 100.0% |
| Winchester | MA | 21,374 | 21,374 | 1.3% | 100.0% |
| Marblehead | MA | 19,808 | 19,808 | 1.2% | 100.0% |
| Abington | MA | 15,985 | 15,985 | 0.9% | 100.0% |
| Swampscott | MA | 13,787 | 13,787 | 0.8% | 100.0% |
| Lynnfield | MA | 11,596 | 11,596 | 0.7% | 100.0% |
| Holbrook | MA | 10,791 | 10,791 | 0.6% | 100.0% |
| Hull | MA | 10,293 | 10,293 | 0.6% | 100.0% |
| Sharon | MA | 5,658 | 5,658 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Hingham | MA | 5,650 | 5,650 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Kingston | MA | 5,591 | 5,591 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Scituate | MA | 5,245 | 5,245 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| North Scituate | MA | 5,077 | 5,077 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock | MA | 4,970 | 4,970 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Marshfield | MA | 4,335 | 4,335 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Nahant | MA | 3,410 | 3,410 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
| South Duxbury | MA | 3,360 | 3,360 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
| North Pembroke | MA | 3,292 | 3,292 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
| Green Harbor-Cedar Crest | MA | 2,609 | 2,609 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| Marshfield Hills | MA | 2,356 | 2,356 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| Hanson | MA | 2,118 | 2,118 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| Duxbury | MA | 1,802 | 1,802 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| Southfield | MA | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
City population is shown in full. The share of each city inside 781 is measured from Census tract centroids, not estimated from a rate-center match – so a city split between two codes appears on both, at the fraction each one actually holds. The “% of listed-city population” column uses the full populations of the cities listed here.
What counties does area code 781 cover?
1,328,336 residents across 5 counties, counted inside the 781 boundary — a county split between codes contributes only its part.
Sources: City populations – U.S. Census Bureau PEP, Vintage 2024 (SUB-IP-EST2024-POP). State populations – the same program, Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025-ALLDATA). Area-code footprint and county populations – 2020 Census Centers of Population, mapped against NANP area code boundaries. The share of each city inside a code is measured the same way, against Census place boundaries from the Census Bureau's TIGERweb service. Area code assignments – NANPA CO Code data. See our data methodology.
Has area code 781 been reported for unwanted calls?
Yes – 1,123 unwanted-call complaints were reported to the FTC for numbers showing a 781 area code (May 29 – Aug 14, 2026).
- 69% robocalls
- ↓ 2% vs prior period
Most-reported subjects
- Other36%404
- Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)28%313
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends10%111
Caller ID is easily spoofed, so these figures reflect the number shown on caller ID, not the caller's true location – an area code alone never identifies a caller. The FTC does not verify the facts in these complaints. Source: FTC Do Not Call (DNC) Reported Calls Data, retrieved 2026-08-17.
Which prefixes and exchanges belong to area code 781?
76% assigned to a telco
- 86% Landline
- 14% Wireless
- 0% Unknown
of 761 | ||
| Prefix | Usage | Carrier |
|---|---|---|
| (781)201- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)202- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)203- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)204- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)205- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)206- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)207- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)208- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)209- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)210- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)212- | Landline | Nep |
| (781)213- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)214- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)215- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)216- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)217- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)218- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)219- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)221- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)222- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)223- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)224- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)225- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)226- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)227- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)228- | Landline | At&T |
| (781)229- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)230- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)231- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)232- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)233- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)234- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)235- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)236- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)237- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)238- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)239- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)240- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)241- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)242- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)243- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)244- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)245- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)246- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)247- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)248- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)249- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)250- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)251- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)252- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)253- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)254- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)255- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)256- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)257- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)258- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)259- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)261- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)262- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)263- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)264- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)265- | Landline | At&T |
| (781)266- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)267- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)268- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)269- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)270- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)271- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)272- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)273- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)274- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)275- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)276- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)277- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)278- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)279- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)280- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)281- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)283- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)284- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)285- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)286- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)287- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)288- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)289- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)290- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)291- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)292- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)293- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)294- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)295- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)296- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)297- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)298- | Landline | At&T |
| (781)299- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)300- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)301- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)302- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)303- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)304- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)305- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)306- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)307- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)308- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)309- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)310- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)312- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)313- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)314- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)315- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)316- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)317- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)318- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)319- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)320- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)321- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)322- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)323- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)324- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)325- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)326- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)327- | Landline | Peerless Network Of Massachusetts |
| (781)328- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)329- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)330- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)331- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)332- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)333- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)334- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)335- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)336- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)337- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)338- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)340- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)341- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)342- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)343- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)344- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)345- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)346- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)347- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)348- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)349- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)350- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)351- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)352- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)353- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)354- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)355- | Landline | At&T |
| (781)356- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)357- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)358- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)359- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)360- | Landline | Norfolk County Internet |
| (781)361- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)362- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)363- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)364- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)365- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)366- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)367- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)368- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)369- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)370- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)371- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)372- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)373- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)374- | Landline | At&T |
| (781)375- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)376- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)377- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)378- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)379- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)380- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)381- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)382- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)383- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)384- | Landline | Peerless Network Of Massachusetts |
| (781)385- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)386- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)387- | Landline | American Messaging Services |
| (781)388- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)389- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)390- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)391- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)392- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)393- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)394- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)395- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)396- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)397- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)398- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)399- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)400- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)401- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)402- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)403- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)404- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)405- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)406- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)407- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)408- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)409- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)410- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)412- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)413- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)414- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)415- | Landline | Norfolk County Internet |
| (781)416- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)417- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)418- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)419- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)420- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)421- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)422- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)423- | Landline | At&T |
| (781)424- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)425- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)426- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)427- | Landline | Onvoy |
| (781)428- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)429- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)430- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)431- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)432- | Landline | Norfolk County Internet |
| (781)433- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)434- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)435- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)436- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)437- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)438- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)439- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)440- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)441- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)442- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)443- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)444- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)445- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)446- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)447- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)448- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)449- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)451- | Landline | At&T |
| (781)452- | Landline | Peerless Network Of Massachusetts |
| (781)453- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)454- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)455- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)456- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)457- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)458- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)459- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)460- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)461- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)462- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)463- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)464- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)465- | Landline | Broadview Networks |
| (781)466- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)467- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)468- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)469- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)470- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)471- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)472- | Landline | At&T |
| (781)473- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)474- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)475- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)476- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)477- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)478- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)479- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)480- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)481- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)482- | Landline | At&T |
| (781)483- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)484- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)485- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)486- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)487- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)488- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)489- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)490- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)491- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)492- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)493- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)494- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)495- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)496- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)497- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)498- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)499- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)500- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)501- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)502- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)503- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)504- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)505- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)506- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)507- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)509- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)510- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)512- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)513- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)514- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)515- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)516- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)517- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)518- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)519- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)520- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)521- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)522- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)523- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)524- | Landline | Onvoy |
| (781)525- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)526- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)527- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)528- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)529- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)530- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)531- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)532- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)533- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)534- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)535- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)536- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)537- | Landline | At&T |
| (781)538- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)539- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)540- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)541- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)542- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)543- | Landline | Norfolk County Internet |
| (781)544- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)545- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)546- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)547- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)548- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)549- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)551- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)552- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)553- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)556- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)557- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)558- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)559- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)560- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)561- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)562- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)563- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)564- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)565- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)566- | Landline | Peerless Network Of Massachusetts |
| (781)567- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)568- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)569- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)570- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)571- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)572- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)573- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)574- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)575- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)576- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)577- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)578- | Landline | Norfolk County Internet |
| (781)579- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)580- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)581- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)582- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)583- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)584- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)585- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)586- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)587- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)588- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)589- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)590- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)591- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)592- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)593- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)594- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)595- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)596- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)597- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)598- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)599- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)600- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)601- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)602- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)603- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)604- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)605- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)606- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)607- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)608- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)609- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)610- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)612- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)613- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)614- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)615- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)616- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)618- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)619- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)620- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)621- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)622- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)623- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)624- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)625- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)626- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)627- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)628- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)629- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)630- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)631- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)632- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)633- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)634- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)635- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)636- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)637- | Landline | Norfolk County Internet |
| (781)638- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)639- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)640- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)641- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)642- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)643- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)644- | Landline | Broadview Networks |
| (781)645- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)646- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)647- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)648- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)649- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)650- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)651- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)652- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)653- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)654- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)655- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)656- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)657- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)658- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)659- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)660- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)661- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)662- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)663- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)664- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)665- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)666- | Landline | Peerless Network Of Massachusetts |
| (781)667- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)668- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)669- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)670- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)671- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)672- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)673- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)674- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)675- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)676- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)677- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)678- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)679- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)680- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)681- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)682- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)683- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)684- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)685- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)686- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)687- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)688- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)689- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)690- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)691- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)692- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)693- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)694- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)695- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)696- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)697- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)698- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)699- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)701- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)702- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)703- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)704- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)705- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)706- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)707- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)708- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)709- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)710- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)712- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)713- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)715- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)716- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)717- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)718- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)719- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)720- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)721- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)722- | Landline | Broadview Networks |
| (781)723- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)724- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)725- | Landline | Peerless Network Of Massachusetts |
| (781)726- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)727- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)728- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)729- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)730- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)731- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)732- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)733- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)734- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)735- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)736- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)737- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)738- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)739- | Landline | Peerless Network Of Massachusetts |
| (781)740- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)741- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)742- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)743- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)744- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)745- | Landline | Onvoy |
| (781)746- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)747- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)748- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)749- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)750- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)751- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)752- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)753- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)754- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)755- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)756- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)757- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)758- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)759- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)760- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)761- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)762- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)763- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)764- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)765- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)766- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)767- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)768- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)769- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)770- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)771- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)772- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)773- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)774- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)775- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)776- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)777- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)778- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)779- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)780- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)782- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)783- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)784- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)785- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)786- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)787- | Landline | Onvoy |
| (781)788- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)789- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)790- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)791- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)792- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)793- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)794- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)795- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)796- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)797- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)798- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)799- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)800- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)801- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)803- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)804- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)805- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)806- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)807- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)808- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)809- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)810- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)812- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)813- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)815- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)816- | Landline | Freedom Ring Communications |
| (781)817- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)818- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)819- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)820- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)821- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)822- | Landline | Fractel |
| (781)823- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)824- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)825- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)826- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)827- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)828- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)829- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)830- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)831- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)832- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)833- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)834- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)835- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)836- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)837- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)838- | Landline | Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts |
| (781)839- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)840- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)841- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)842- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)843- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)844- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)845- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)846- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)847- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)848- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)849- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)850- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)851- | Landline | Tpx Communications |
| (781)852- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)853- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)854- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)855- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)856- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)857- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)858- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)859- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)860- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)861- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)862- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)863- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)864- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)865- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)866- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)867- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)868- | Landline | Commio |
| (781)869- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)870- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)871- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)872- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)873- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)874- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)875- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)876- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)877- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)878- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)879- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)881- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)882- | Landline | Peerless Network Of Massachusetts |
| (781)883- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)884- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)885- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)886- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)887- | Landline | Onvoy |
| (781)888- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)889- | Landline | Metropcs |
| (781)890- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)891- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)892- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)893- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)894- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)895- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)896- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)897- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)898- | Landline | Onvoy Spectrum |
| (781)899- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)901- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)902- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)903- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)904- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)905- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)906- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)907- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)908- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)909- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)910- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)912- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)913- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)914- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)915- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)916- | Landline | Broadview Networks |
| (781)917- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)918- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)919- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)921- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)922- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)923- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)924- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)925- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)926- | Landline | Global Crossing Local Services |
| (781)927- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)928- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)929- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)930- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)932- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)933- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)934- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)935- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)936- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)937- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)938- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)939- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)941- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)942- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)943- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)944- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)945- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)947- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)948- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)949- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)951- | Landline | Onvoy |
| (781)952- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)953- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)954- | Landline | Peerless Network Of Massachusetts |
| (781)956- | Wireless | New Cingular Wireless Pcs |
| (781)957- | Landline | Broadview Networks |
| (781)958- | Landline | Bandwidth.Com Clec |
| (781)960- | Landline | Paetec Communications |
| (781)961- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)962- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)963- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)964- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)965- | Landline | Norfolk County Internet |
| (781)966- | Landline | Broadview Networks |
| (781)968- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)970- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)971- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)972- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)973- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)974- | Landline | Ctc Communications |
| (781)975- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)977- | Landline | Mcimetro Access Transmission Services |
| (781)979- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)980- | Wireless | Verizon Wireless |
| (781)981- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)982- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)983- | Wireless | Sprint Spectrum |
| (781)984- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)985- | Landline | Omnipoint Miami E License |
| (781)986- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)987- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)989- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)990- | Landline | Comcast Ip Phone |
| (781)992- | Landline | Rcn Telecom Services |
| (781)993- | Landline | Verizon New England |
| (781)994- | Landline | Tc Systems |
| (781)995- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)996- | Landline | Level 3 Communications |
| (781)997- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)998- | Landline | Xo Massachusets |
| (781)999- | Landline | Verizon New England |
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Frequently Asked Questions about the 781 Area Code
Who called me from a 781 number?
A 781 number is assigned to Boston, Massachusetts, so a call may come from there. But caller ID is easy to fake, and scammers often spoof a local 781 code to look nearby, so a 781 number doesn't prove the caller is local. Recently, 1,123 unwanted-call complaints were reported to the FTC for numbers showing the 781 code (69% flagged as robocalls). If you don't recognize the number, let it go to voicemail; a real caller will leave a message.
Is 781 a scam area code?
No area code is a scam on its own. 781 is a normal, officially assigned code for Boston, Massachusetts. Spam callers spoof local codes to raise the odds you answer, so 781 on your caller ID says nothing about who is really calling. Recently, 1,123 unwanted-call complaints were reported to the FTC for numbers showing the 781 code (69% flagged as robocalls). Judge the call itself, not the area code.
Why do I keep getting calls from the 781 area code?
Repeated calls from different 781 numbers are usually spoofing: a robocaller rotates through 781 numbers so each call looks local and slips past simple blocks. Recently, 1,123 unwanted-call complaints were reported to the FTC for numbers showing the 781 code (69% flagged as robocalls). Blocking one number rarely helps; voicemail screening, your carrier spam filter, and the Do Not Call Registry work better.
Should I answer an unknown 781 number?
If you aren't expecting a 781 call, let it ring to voicemail. Legitimate callers leave a message, most robocallers hang up when no one picks up, and answering can mark your number as active and bring more calls.
How do I block calls from the 781 area code?
Block a single 781 number from your recent-calls list (iPhone: tap the number, then Block this Caller; Android: tap the number, then Block or report spam). To cut the volume, turn on Silence Unknown Callers on iPhone or spam protection on Android, enable spam filtering from your carrier, and register at DoNotCall.gov. Blocking the entire 781 code also stops legitimate local calls, so use it only as a last resort.
Where is area code 781?
Area code 781 covers Boston and the surrounding area in Massachusetts, spanning 44 cities with about 1,328,336 residents. It shares its area with overlay code 339.
When did area code 781 go into service?
Area code 781 went into service on September 1, 1997. It was split off from area code 617.
Is 781 a real area code?
Yes. 781 is an active code in the North American Numbering Plan, assigned by NANPA and in service for Boston, Massachusetts. A real code can still show up on spoofed spam calls, so treat unknown 781 calls with normal caution.
What timezone is the 781 area code in?
The 781 area code is in the Eastern Time (ET). Because a number can be kept when someone moves or switches to VoIP, a specific 781 caller may not be in that zone.
How do I call a 781 number from abroad?
From outside the US, dial your country's exit code, then 1 (the US country code), then 781 and the seven-digit number. From a mobile phone you can usually just enter +1 781 followed by the number and let the phone add the exit code for you.