617 area code is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding areas. The area code was one of the original area codes created in 1947.
| Area Code | 617 |
|---|---|
| Major City | Boston |
| Service Date | 01/01/1947 |
| Time Zone | Eastern |
| Overlay Complex | 617/857 |
| Location | Massachusetts (MA) |
| Country | United States |
Some of the cities served by area code 617 include Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Newton, Somerville, Brookline, Everett, Chelsea, Watertown Town and more.
| Area code | City/Town | County |
|---|---|---|
| 617 | Allston | Suffolk |
| 617 | Auburndale | Middlesex |
| 617 | Boston | Suffolk |
| 617 | Brighton | Suffolk |
| 617 | Brookline | Norfolk |
| 617 | Brookline Village | Norfolk |
| 617 | Cambridge | Middlesex |
| 617 | Charlestown | Suffolk |
| 617 | Chelsea | Suffolk |
| 617 | Chestnut Hill | Middlesex |
| 617 | East Boston | Suffolk |
| 617 | Everett | Middlesex |
| 617 | Hyde Park | Suffolk |
| 617 | Jamaica Plain | Suffolk |
| 617 | Mattapan | Suffolk |
| 617 | Milton | Norfolk |
| 617 | Milton Village | Norfolk |
| 617 | Needham Heights | Norfolk |
| 617 | New Town | Middlesex |
| 617 | Newton | Middlesex |
| 617 | Newton Center | Middlesex |
| 617 | Newton Highlands | Middlesex |
| 617 | Newton Lower Falls | Middlesex |
| 617 | Newton Upper Falls | Middlesex |
| 617 | Newtonville | Middlesex |
| 617 | Nonantum | Middlesex |
| 617 | North Waltham | Middlesex |
| 617 | Quincy | Norfolk |
| 617 | Readville | Suffolk |
| 617 | Roslindale | Suffolk |
| 617 | Somerville | Middlesex |
| 617 | Waban | Middlesex |
| 617 | Watertown | Middlesex |
| 617 | West Newton | Middlesex |
| 617 | West Roxbury | Suffolk |
| 617 | Winthrop | Suffolk |