MASSACHUSETTS · AREA CODE GUIDE
617 and 857 area codes location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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617 and 857 area codes at a glance
- State
- Massachusetts
- Primary cities
- Boston, Cambridge, and Quincy
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
An area code does not show where a caller is now.
| Area code | Started service | Parent code | New code planned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 617 | No, as of 22 September 2026 | ||
| 857 | 617 | No, as of 22 September 2026 |
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Counties and cities covered
These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Middlesex County, Norfolk County, and Suffolk County.
- Boston
- Cambridge
- Quincy
- Newton
- Somerville
- Everett
- Chelsea
- Watertown
- Belmont
- Brighton
- Brookline
- Charlestown
- Dorchester
- East Boston
- Hyde Park
- Jamaica Plain
- Milton
- Roxbury
- South Boston
- Winthrop
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, U.S. Census Bureau county geography. Checked .
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