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Area Code 617

What is the 617 area code?

State Massachusetts
Time Zone Eastern
Country US

The 617 area code is located in the state of Massachusetts, and according to Intelius data, covers roughly 911,606 phone numbers and 1,273,151 listings across 784 prefixes.

This is a General Purpose Code, in service since January 1, 1947.

Area code 617 is part of an overlay complex shared with:

Local calls within area code 617 require 10 digits dialing, while long-distance calls require 1 plus 10 digits dialing.

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Counties in the (617) area code

  1. Essex County
    County Population (2025) 826,653
    Principal Places
    • Saugus
    Zips
    • 01906
  2. Middlesex County
    County Population (2025) 1,669,979
    Principal Places
    • Cambridge
    • North Cambridge
    • East Cambridge
    Zips
    • 02138
    • 02139
    • 02140
    • 02141
  3. Norfolk County
    County Population (2025) 739,749
    Principal Places
    • Quincy
    Zips
    • 02169
    • 02170
    • 02171
  4. Plymouth County
    County Population (2025) 546,829
    Principal Places
    • Hull
    Zips
    • 02045
  5. Suffolk County
    County Population (2025) 791,891
    Principal Places
    • Boston
    Zips
    • 02108
    • 02109
    • 02110
    • 02111

Cities in the (617) area code

  • Boston
  • Cambridge
  • East Cambridge
  • Hull
  • North Cambridge
  • Quincy
  • Saugus

617 Stats

Number of Prefixes
784
Numbers
911,606
Listings
1,273,151

Area Code (617) Prefixes

Prefix
Numbers
Listings
Numbers 2,212
Listings 2,686
Numbers 2,114
Listings 2,589
Numbers 161
Listings 192
Numbers 1,296
Listings 1,753
Numbers 56
Listings 69
Numbers 1,892
Listings 3,276
Numbers 1,271
Listings 2,083
Numbers 54
Listings 65
Numbers 3,252
Listings 5,032
Numbers 3,147
Listings 4,142

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