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Area codes 978 and 351 are telephonearea codes in theNorth American Numbering Plan for north central and most of northeasternMassachusetts.[1]
Area code 978 was created in anarea code split ofarea code 508 on September 1, 1997. A permissive dialing period ended on February 1, 1998. Area code 351 was added to the same service area in anoverlay complex on May 2, 2001. Since then,ten-digit dialing dialing has been mandatory for all telephone calls.
Prior to when this area was served by 508 (July 1988), it was served only byarea code 617, along with the rest of the eastern two-thirds of the state. Some mobile phone numbers from the 1990s assigned to rate centers in 978 and 351 kept the 508 area code just on those mobile lines after it was split.
The numbering plan area is part oflocal access and transport area (LATA) 128.
The service area extends in north central and northeastern Massachusetts, and comprises the following towns and cities.
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| North:603 | ||
| West:413 | 351/978 | East:781/339,Atlantic Ocean |
| South:508/774,781/339 | ||
| New Hampshire area codes:603 | ||