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508 Area Code

Area code 508 serves Worcester, Brockton, New Bedford, Fall River, Framingham and nearby communities in Massachusetts. It has been in service since July 16, 1988, when it was split from 617.

StateMassachusetts
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use750
Overlay with774
Projected to run out2045
WorcesterBrocktonNew BedfordFall RiverFraminghamTauntonBarnstable TownAttleboroMarlboroughFranklin TownNorth Attleborough TownBridgewater TownMilfordSomersetSouthbridge TownAbingtonEasthamptonWebsterSouth YarmouthNantucketMiddleborough CenterPlymouthWhitinsvilleMansfield CenterNorthboroughEast FalmouthFoxboroughMedfieldWest YarmouthWalpoleYarmouth PortEast HarwichBliss CornerOxfordSpencerWorcesterNew BedfordFraminghamTauntonFranklin Town
Cities and towns served by area code 508

Who issues 508 numbers

Mobile 17%VoIP and cable 20%Landline 62%

Share of the 750 prefixes (the three digits after 508) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon307
Paetec Itel67
AT&T Mobility63
Lumen (Level 3)60
Verizon Business (MCImetro)47
Verizon Wireless44
Tc Systems39
T-Mobile23

Cities and towns in area code 508

CityPopulationOther area codes
Worcester213,862774
Brockton106,134774
New Bedford101,834774
Fall River95,298774
Framingham73,021774
Taunton62,522774
Barnstable Town50,101774
Attleboro47,447774
Marlborough42,772774
Franklin Town33,955774
North Attleborough Town31,506774
Bridgewater Town29,309774
Milford27,919774
Somerset18,246774
Southbridge Town18,105774
Abington17,008774
Easthampton15,851413, 774
Webster12,300774
South Yarmouth11,642774
Nantucket10,837774
Middleborough Center8,064774
Plymouth7,852774
Whitinsville7,250774
Mansfield Center7,232774
Northborough6,720774
East Falmouth6,415774
Foxborough6,356774
Medfield6,355774
West Yarmouth6,323774
Walpole5,989774
Yarmouth Port5,825774
East Harwich5,670774
Bliss Corner5,666774
Oxford5,572774
Spencer5,520774

Got a call from 508?

A 508 number was originally issued in Massachusetts, but that does not prove the caller is there. 20% of 508 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 750 prefixes in area code 508

Format: (508) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 508

Where is area code 508?
Area code 508 is in Massachusetts. It covers Worcester, Brockton, New Bedford, Fall River, Framingham, Taunton and 29 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 508?
Area code 508 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 508 a toll-free number?
No. 508 is a geographic area code in Massachusetts. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 508 share its area with 774?
508 and 774 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 508 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 508/774 overlay to exhaust in the fourth quarter of 2045. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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