Cities in area code 508
Which places use area code 508? 94 rate centers in Massachusetts, the biggest being Worcester, Framingham, Brockton. Data below is NANPA's official prefix-to-rate-center mapping.
Ranked by active prefixes, the code's territory runs through Worcester, Framingham, Brockton, New Bedford, Fall River, Marlborough, Natick and Taunton, and 85 smaller communities down to single-prefix localities.
77 of the localities fall within FCC top-100 metropolitan statistical areas; the rest are smaller communities.
94 of these localities are also reachable through other area codes — overlay territory where the same place answers to several codes.
All of the code's territory keeps Eastern time.
Remember that people keep numbers when they relocate, so a 508 number is a where-it-was-issued fact, not a where-they-are fact.
| Locality (rate center) | Active prefixes | Metro area | All codes serving it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 75 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Framingham | 69 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Brockton | 37 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| New Bedford | 31 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| Fall River | 31 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| Marlborough | 27 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Natick | 26 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Taunton | 19 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Westborough | 19 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Hyannis | 17 | — | 508, 774 |
| Franklin | 16 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Hopkinton | 15 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Attleboro | 14 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| Milford | 14 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Walpole | 14 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Auburn | 12 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Falmouth | 11 | — | 508, 774 |
| Foxboro | 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Easton | 10 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| Plymouth | 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Bridgewater | 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Mansfield | 10 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| Nantucket | 9 | — | 508, 774 |
| Northborough | 9 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Osterville | 9 | — | 508, 774 |
| Cataumet | 9 | — | 508, 774 |
| Dennis | 8 | — | 508, 774 |
| Barnstable | 8 | — | 508, 774 |
| Rochester | 8 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Webster | 7 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Vineyard Haven | 7 | — | 508, 774 |
| Orleans | 6 | — | 508, 774 |
| North Attleboro | 6 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| East Bridgewater | 6 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Shrewsbury | 6 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Wellfleet | 5 | — | 508, 774 |
| Chatham | 5 | — | 508, 774 |
| Charlton | 5 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Wareham | 5 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Holliston | 5 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Lawrence | 5 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 351, 508, 978 |
| Dover | 5 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Whitinsville | 4 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Seekonk | 4 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| Millbury | 4 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Norton | 4 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| Marion | 4 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Southgate | 4 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| Oxford | 4 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Holden | 3 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Medfield | 3 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Medway | 3 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Wayland | 3 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Uxbridge | 3 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Grafton | 3 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Sturbridge | 3 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Provincetown | 3 | — | 508, 774 |
| Billerica | 3 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 978 |
| Harwich | 3 | — | 508, 774 |
| Upton | 3 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Edgartown | 3 | — | 508, 774 |
| Bellingham | 3 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Southbridge | 3 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Blackstone | 3 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Middleboro | 3 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Rehoboth | 2 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| Assonet | 2 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| East Douglas | 2 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Millis | 2 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| North Swansea | 2 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| Wrentham | 2 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Carver | 2 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Westport | 2 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| North Brookfield | 2 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Chilmark | 2 | — | 508, 774 |
| Buzzards Bay | 2 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Sagamore | 2 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| Beverly | 2 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 351, 508, 978 |
| Leicester | 2 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Siasconset | 1 | — | 508, 774 |
| Andover | 1 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 351, 508, 978 |
| Gloucester | 1 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 351, 508, 978 |
| Fitchburg | 1 | Worcester, MA | 351, 508, 978 |
| Westford | 1 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 351, 508, 978 |
| Peabody | 1 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 351, 508, 978 |
| Dighton | 1 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 508, 774 |
| Mattapoisett | 1 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 774 |
| West Boylston | 1 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Boylston | 1 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Cambridge | 1 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 508, 617, 857 |
| Oakham | 1 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Spencer | 1 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Rutland | 1 | Worcester, MA | 508, 774 |
| Brewster | 1 | — | 508, 774 |
FAQ
What is the biggest city in area code 508?
Worcester holds the most active prefixes (75), making it the code's largest numbering locality.
How many places does 508 cover?
94 rate centers in Massachusetts hold active 508 prefixes, from Worcester down to communities with a single prefix.
Does a 508 number guarantee the caller lives in one of these places?
No — the tables show where number blocks were issued. Porting and VoIP let people keep or acquire numbers anywhere.