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781 Area Code

Area code 781 serves Lynn, Malden, Waltham, Revere, Medford and nearby communities in Massachusetts. It has been in service since September 1, 1997, when it was split from 617.

StateMassachusetts
Time zoneEastern
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Prefixes in use771
Overlay with339
LynnMaldenWalthamRevereMedfordWeymouth TownArlingtonWoburnBraintree TownRandolph TownLexingtonNeedhamNorwoodWellesleyMelroseSaugusWakefieldBurlingtonReadingDedhamStonehamWinchesterMarbleheadLynnfieldHolbrookHullPinehurstCochituateKingstonNorth ScituateSharonScituateHinghamLynnWalthamWeymouth Town
Cities and towns served by area code 781

Who issues 781 numbers

Mobile 12%VoIP and cable 32%Landline 57%

Share of the 771 prefixes (the three digits after 781) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon227
Verizon Business (MCImetro)92
Paetec Itel69
Lumen (Level 3)59
Tc Systems57
Metropcs43
Verizon Wireless42
Comcast (Xfinity)35

Cities and towns in area code 781

CityPopulationOther area codes
Lynn104,236339
Malden66,370339
Waltham65,037617, 339
Revere60,141339
Medford59,834339
Weymouth Town59,759339
Arlington46,015339
Woburn43,962339
Braintree Town38,957339
Randolph Town34,948339
Lexington34,085339
Needham32,059339
Norwood31,380339
Wellesley29,906339
Melrose29,597339
Saugus28,599617, 339
Wakefield27,284339
Burlington26,223339
Reading25,448
Dedham25,109339
Stoneham22,986
Winchester22,862
Marblehead20,334339
Lynnfield12,964
Holbrook11,320339
Hull10,098339
Pinehurst6,737339
Cochituate6,688339
Kingston6,373339
North Scituate6,163339
Sharon6,022339
Scituate5,602339
Hingham5,343339

Got a call from 781?

A 781 number was originally issued in Massachusetts, but that does not prove the caller is there. 32% of 781 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 771 prefixes in area code 781

Format: (781) 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 781

Where is area code 781?
Area code 781 is in Massachusetts. It covers Lynn, Malden, Waltham, Revere, Medford, Weymouth Town and 27 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 781?
Area code 781 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 781 a toll-free number?
No. 781 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 781 share its area with 339?
339 and 781 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.

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