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title: "Area code 774: Massachusetts, United States"
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summary: "Area code 774 serves Massachusetts, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Massachusetts."
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# Area code 774: Massachusetts, United States

Area code 774 serves Massachusetts, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Massachusetts.

NANPA lists 519 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 774, held by 28 holders across 85 rate centers.
Verizon Wireless holds the most prefixes, 114 (22%). 99% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,045 complaints on file for 932 numbers in 774, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 2001-05-02
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 508 (1988-07-16)
- Prefixes in use: 519
- Pooled prefixes: 513 (99%)
- Rate centers: 85
- Companies holding prefixes: 28
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-03-19 to 2026-03-30 (485 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 107

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| WORCESTER | 39 | 8% |
| FRAMINGHAM | 31 | 6% |
| BROCKTON | 28 | 5% |
| FALL RIVER | 21 | 4% |
| NEWBEDFORD | 17 | 3% |
| BARNSTABLE | 16 | 3% |
| MARLBORO | 13 | 3% |
| TAUNTON | 11 | 2% |
| 77 other rate centers | 343 | 66% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon Wireless | 114 | 22% |
| Onvoy | 57 | 11% |
| Metropcs | 55 | 11% |
| Omnipoint Miami E License | 44 | 8% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 43 | 8% |
| Paetec Itel | 42 | 8% |
| 22 other carriers | 164 | 32% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1988-07-16: Area code 508, named as the parent of 774 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 2001-05-02: Area code 774 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 774, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 401 (about 21 miles), 339 (about 24 miles), 617 (about 25 miles), 781 (about 25 miles) and 857 (about 26 miles).

## ZIP codes

107 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Worcester, MA (15 ZIP codes), New Bedford, MA (6 ZIP codes) and Brockton, MA (5 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

1,045 complaints for 932 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 79
- 2024: 57
- 2025: 67

## Questions

### Where is area code 774?

NANPA assigns area code 774 to Massachusetts, United States.

### In which state does area code 774 sit?

Massachusetts. 774 is one of 9 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 774 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 774 are Worcester, MA, New Bedford, MA and Brockton, MA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 774?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 774, Verizon Wireless holds the most prefixes, 114 prefixes or 22%.

### Which time zone does 774 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 774 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 774 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2001-05-02, so 774 has been in use since 2001.

### Does area code 774 have an overlay?

Yes. 508 (in service 1988-07-16) shares the same area with 774, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 774?

The area codes closest to 774, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 401 (about 21 miles), 339 (about 24 miles), 617 (about 25 miles), 781 (about 25 miles) and 857 (about 26 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 774 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 519 prefixes in service in 774, spread over 85 rate centers and 28 holders.

### Are there complaints about 774 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,045 complaints for 932 numbers in 774. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).