Area Code 508

Area code 508 serves Central Massachusetts - a subdivision of Great Massachusetts with hilly topography. The code 508 was assigned to areas which were previously the part of area code 617. Area code 617 got split on 16th July, 1988 when it got heavily populated and the demand for telephone connections increased. The newly split area was assigned with new area code 508.

As the population increases, states require more and more resources. With the passage of time, the code 508 also became thickly populated and as a result demand of telephone lines also increased. This is why the code 508 split gain into area code 978 in 1998.

Later on, in 2001 area code 774 was added as an overlay. The newly overlaid area covers southeastern and south central Massachusetts.

Areas are further divided into smaller parts and are assigned with different codes -- so that telephone services can be provided more efficiently.  

Unique code is given to different areas so that no chance is left for phone number repetition. If any area runs out the combinations of phone numbers then the area is split or an overlay is added and new code is given to split or overlay area. 

Code 508 serves areas of Central Massachusetts in New England. Central Massachusetts is covered by three area codes:

• Area Code 978 (created in 1997)
• Area Code 351 (created in 2001)
• Area Code 508 (created in 1988)

Counties in code 508

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NANTUCKET NORFOLK PLYMOUTH PROVIDENCE SUFFOLK WORCESTER

Cities in code 508 are:

Acushnet Ashland Assonet Attleboro Attleboro Falls Auburn Avon Barnstable Bellingham Berkley Blackstone Boylston Brewster Bridgewater Brockton Brookfield Buzzards Bay Carver Cataumet Centerville Charlton Charlton City Charlton Depot Chartley Chatham Cherry Valley Chilmark Cotuit Cummaquid Cuttyhunk Dartmouth Dennis Dennis Port Dighton Douglas Dover Dudley East Bridgewater East Brookfield East Dennis East Falmouth East Freetown East Mansfield East Orleans East Princeton East Sandwich East Taunton East Walpole East Wareham Eastham Easton Edgartown Elmwood Fairhaven Fall River Falmouth Fayville Fiskdale Forestdale Foxboro Framingham Franklin Grafton Harwich Harwich Port

Holden Holliston Hopedale Hopkinton Hyannis Hyannis Port Jefferson Lakeville Leicester Linwood Manchaug Manomet Mansfield Marion Marlborough Marstons Mills Mashpee Mattapoisett Medfield Medway Mendon Menemsha Middleboro Milford Millbury Millis Millville Monument Beach Nantucket Natick New Bedford New Braintree Norfolk North Attleboro North Brookfield North Carver North Chatham North Dartmouth North Dighton North Eastham North Easton North Falmouth North Grafton North Oxford North Truro North Uxbridge Northborough Northbridge Norton Oak Bluffs Oakdale Oakham Onset Orleans Osterville Oxford Paxton Plainville Plymouth Pocasset Provincetown Raynham Raynham Center Rehoboth Rochdale

Rochester Rutland Sagamore Sagamore Beach Sandwich Seekonk Sheldonville Sherborn Shrewsbury Siasconset Silver Beach Somerset South Carver South Chatham South Dartmouth South Dennis South Easton South Grafton South Harwich South Orleans South Walpole South Wellfleet South Yarmouth Southborough Southbridge Spencer Sturbridge Sutton Swansea Taunton Truro Upton Uxbridge Vineyard Haven Walpole Wareham Wayland Webster Wellfleet West Barnstable West Boylston West Bridgewater West Brookfield West Chatham West Dennis West Falmouth West Harwich West Hyannisport West Millbury West Tisbury West Upton West Wareham West Yarmouth Westborough Westport Westport Point White Horse Beach Whitinsville Woods Hole Woodville Worcester Wrentham Yarmouth Port

Area Code 508 Institutions:

Some of the leading educational institutions serving the area 508 are:

Anna Maria College (Ph: 508-8493318)
Northeastern University (Ph: 508-4732565)
Western New England College (Ph: 508-3624936)

ISPs serving Area Code 508:

Some of the ISPs offering dialup and dedicated services for areas of the 508 code are:

• AT&T DSL Service
• Ace Dialup
• Acer Access
• A Value Access Providers--- VAP
• A Silicon Networks
• BestWeb Internet
• Cybertech Wireless Inc
• Covad Communications
• COBWEB Internet Services
• Catholic Internet Services
• California Coastal Internet

Telephone companies for code 508:

Some of the main carriers and telephone companies for areas of code 508 are:

• AMERICAN MESSAGING (AM), INC.
• BRIGHT HOUSE NTWS INFORMATION SVCS (ALABAMA) - AL
• CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - AL
• CENTURYTEL OF MOUNTAIN HOME, INC.
• COOK TELECOM, INC.
• ELISKA WIRELESS VENTURES SUBSIDIARY I, LLC
• LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - CA
• MPOWER COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - CA
• NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC
• NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA
• O1 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - CA
• PACIFIC BELL
• QWEST CORPORATION
• SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
• TIME WARNER TELECOM OF CALIFORNIA, LP - CA

Reverse Phone Check for the area code 508:

Reverse phone directories contain information about all registered phone numbers. Using reverse phone lookup, you can get complete information about anonymous phone number within the state of Massachusetts that may have called you, as long as the number has a 508 area code.

Different Codes are allocated to areas to identify the areas uniquely ? that is why it is significant rather necessary to enter exact code along with phone number to search the database of the area assigned to that particular code.

To start, select reverse phone directory for area 508 first. Now enter the number along with code you want to get the details about in the given spaces. Click ?Search? or ?Find? button and detailed information will be displayed on your screen within no time. This information contains name of the owner, the registered street address, type of service and a lot more.