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774 Area Code

Area code 774 serves Worcester, Brockton, New Bedford, Fall River, Framingham and nearby communities in Massachusetts. It has been in service since May 2, 2001, when it was split from 508.

StateMassachusetts
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use525
Overlay with508
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 774

Who issues 774 numbers

Mobile 39%VoIP and cable 33%Landline 28%

Share of the 525 prefixes (the three digits after 774) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon Wireless115
Onvoy (Sinch)65
Metropcs55
T-Mobile45
AT&T Mobility44
Paetec Itel42
Bandwidth23
Verizon Business (MCImetro)23

Cities and towns in area code 774

CityPopulationOther area codes
Worcester213,862508
Brockton106,134508
New Bedford101,834508
Fall River95,298508
Framingham73,021508
Taunton62,522508
Barnstable Town50,101508
Attleboro47,447508
Marlborough42,772508
Franklin Town33,955508
North Attleborough Town31,506508
Bridgewater Town29,309508
Milford27,919508
Somerset18,246508
Southbridge Town18,105508
Abington17,008508
Easthampton15,851508, 413
Webster12,300508
South Yarmouth11,642508
Nantucket10,837508
Middleborough Center8,064508
Plymouth7,852508
Whitinsville7,250508
Mansfield Center7,232508
Northborough6,720508
East Falmouth6,415508
Foxborough6,356508
Medfield6,355508
West Yarmouth6,323508
Walpole5,989508
Yarmouth Port5,825508
East Harwich5,670508
Bliss Corner5,666508
Oxford5,572508
Spencer5,520508

Got a call from 774?

A 774 number was originally issued in Massachusetts, but that does not prove the caller is there. 33% of 774 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 525 prefixes in area code 774

Format: (774) 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 774

Where is area code 774?
Area code 774 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 774?
Area code 774 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 774 a toll-free number?
No. 774 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 774 share its area with 508?
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 774 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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