Boston, MA — rate center
- State
- Massachusetts
- Active prefixes
- 424
- Carriers
- 39
- Pooled prefixes
- 257
- LATA
- 128
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA
In NANP numbering, Boston, Massachusetts is a rate center — the anchor point for local numbers. It is reached through 617, 857 (multiple area codes serve it).
The rate center currently carries 424 working prefixes, held by 39 different carriers. Pooling applies to 257 of them — individual thousands-blocks may belong to different companies.
The rate center belongs to the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area. Routing-wise it sits in LATA 128.
Because 617, 857 all serve this territory, two Boston numbers can look completely different while being neighbors — check the prefix, not just the area code.
Boston ranks among the larger numbering localities in Massachusetts: 424 prefixes mean over 4,240,000 assignable numbers anchored here.
A Boston prefix on caller ID is a starting point, not proof of origin — numbers travel with their owners and displays can be spoofed. Use official callback numbers for anything sensitive.
Prefixes anchored to Boston
Showing 274 of 274
| Prefix | Code holder | Pooled |
|---|---|---|
| 617-204 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-205 | NORFOLK COUNTY INTERNET, INC. | No |
| 617-210 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-212 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | Yes |
| 617-217 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-222 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-223 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-224 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | Yes |
| 617-226 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 617-227 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-228 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-235 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-236 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-239 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-246 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-247 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-248 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-255 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-259 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | Yes |
| 617-261 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-262 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-263 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-266 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-267 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-275 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | Yes |
| 617-279 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | Yes |
| 617-283 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-289 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-292 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-293 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-295 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-303 | FREEDOM RING COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | No |
| 617-304 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-305 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-306 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-309 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 617-310 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-312 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-314 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | Yes |
| 617-316 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | No |
| 617-320 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-330 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-331 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | No |
| 617-338 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-341 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-342 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-343 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-345 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-346 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-348 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-350 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-351 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-352 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-353 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-356 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | Yes |
| 617-357 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-358 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-366 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-367 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-368 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-369 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-371 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-372 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-373 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-375 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-377 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-378 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-385 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | No |
| 617-391 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 617-392 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | No |
| 617-399 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | No |
| 617-406 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-407 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | No |
| 617-412 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | Yes |
| 617-413 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-414 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-416 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-419 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MA | Yes |
| 617-421 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-422 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-423 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-424 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-425 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-426 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-428 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-429 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-434 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-437 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-438 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-439 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-443 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-447 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | Yes |
| 617-448 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-449 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | Yes |
| 617-450 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-451 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-456 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | No |
| 617-457 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-459 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | Yes |
| 617-470 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-476 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | No |
| 617-478 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-480 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-482 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-488 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-490 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-502 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 617-504 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-507 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | Yes |
| 617-510 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-512 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-513 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-515 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-517 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | Yes |
| 617-519 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-521 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-523 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-526 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-530 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-531 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | No |
| 617-532 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | No |
| 617-534 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-535 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | No |
| 617-536 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-542 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-543 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-549 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-556 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-557 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-563 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | No |
| 617-565 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-570 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-571 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-572 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-573 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-574 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-578 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-579 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-585 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-587 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-589 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-590 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-592 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-593 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-594 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-595 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | Yes |
| 617-598 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | No |
| 617-603 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | No |
| 617-617 | MASS MOBILE LLC | Yes |
| 617-619 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-620 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-624 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-626 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-635 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-636 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-638 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-643 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-645 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-646 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-648 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | Yes |
| 617-650 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-654 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-655 | ONVOY, LLC - MA | Yes |
| 617-662 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-664 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-670 | RCN TELECOM SERVICES, INC. - MA | Yes |
| 617-671 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | Yes |
| 617-672 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-680 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-683 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-686 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-692 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-694 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-695 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-697 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-699 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-717 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-719 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-720 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-721 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-722 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-723 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-724 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-725 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-726 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-727 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-728 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-733 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-737 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-742 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-743 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-747 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | No |
| 617-748 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-753 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-755 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-756 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-757 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-760 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-763 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-772 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-777 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | Yes |
| 617-778 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 617-780 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-784 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-785 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | Yes |
| 617-788 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-790 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-794 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-799 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-807 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 617-816 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-818 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | No |
| 617-820 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | Yes |
| 617-823 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-824 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-828 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-830 | U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP. DBA TPX COMMUNICATIONS | Yes |
| 617-832 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-834 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-835 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-838 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-839 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-840 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-848 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | Yes |
| 617-849 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | Yes |
| 617-850 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-851 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-854 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-856 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-859 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-861 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | Yes |
| 617-865 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MA | Yes |
| 617-867 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-869 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-872 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-875 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-877 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-878 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-880 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-885 | MOBILESPHERE LLC | Yes |
| 617-888 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | Yes |
| 617-892 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | Yes |
| 617-894 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | Yes |
| 617-896 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | No |
| 617-897 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-901 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-904 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 617-908 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 617-912 | TC SYSTEMS, INC. | No |
| 617-918 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-919 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-921 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-927 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-933 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | No |
| 617-936 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 617-937 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-938 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | Yes |
| 617-939 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | Yes |
| 617-943 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | No |
| 617-946 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-947 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | No |
| 617-948 | RCN TELECOM SERVICES, INC. - MA | Yes |
| 617-951 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-954 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-956 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-959 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | Yes |
| 617-960 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | Yes |
| 617-961 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Yes |
| 617-963 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | Yes |
| 617-973 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-982 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | Yes |
| 617-986 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | No |
| 617-988 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
| 617-994 | VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | No |
FAQ
What area code is Boston, MA?
Boston is served by 2 area codes — 617, 857 — which overlay the same territory.
How many prefixes does Boston have?
424 active NXX prefixes are anchored to this rate center in NANPA records, held by 39 carriers.
Is a call from a Boston prefix really from Boston?
Not necessarily. The prefix marks where the number block was issued; porting, VoIP and spoofing all detach calls from that geography.