What is Area code 617?
'''Area code 617''' is an area code for [[Massachusetts]]. It is one of the first area codes created in 1947. It initially covered the entire eastern portion of Massachusetts, but afterward it was split by 508 in 1988, as well as 781 and 978 in 1997. It now covers the Boston and Cambridge area. It was overlaid by 857 in 2001. [[Category:Area codes in the United States|617]] {{US-stub}}