Area code 781
Area codes are three digit numbers or prefixes that are appended to a telephone number to indicate the geographical area and represent a particular area and its residents. These numbers are assigned to the telephone numbers, be it land line or cell phones to the inhabitants of a particular region. In other words, the numbering plan of the telephone numbers or an area code is a plan that has been traced out to allocate telephone number that ranges to countries, areas, regions and exchanges. Non-fixed telephone networks like various mobile phone services are also cover by the area codes.
As a matter of fact, these days the area codes of telephone numbers have become as important and significant as the zip codes of the regions. In the United States of America and Canada, the area codes are governed by the NANP, which stands for North American Numbering Plan. As per NANP, the area codes in the region must have 3 digits. Also, the area codes are known as NPAs, which expands to Numbering Plan Area. After the year 1995, the area codes of North American are extended to [2-9], [0-8], [0-9], [2-9], [0-9], and [0-9] which is referred to as NPA-NXX system of numbering.
The area code 781 was created in the year 1997. It was a result of a split in the area code 617. Initially the area code 617 used to cover the entire of Great Boston and reached beyond I-495 loops. Due to the increase in the use of pagers, fax machines, alarm systems, and dial-up computer providers, the demand for new numbers in the Boston region grew beyond limits. Thus in the year 1988, a new code was formed out of 617. This was the area code 508 which covered the state of Massachusetts. The demand for new numbers kept rising and the area code 617 was split again and area code 781 was formed.
Being a member of the North American Numbering Plan, the telephone area code 781 covers the entire suburban region of Boston and Massachusetts. The areas it covers in particular are Abington Acton Andover Arlington Auburndale Bedford Belmont Berkley Beverly Boston Braintree Burlington and Cambridge. The area code covers 93 cities in particular. Apart from this, 6 counties, namely, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk are also covered by the area code 781. 724 exchanges fall under this code.
The utility of the area code 781 is reflected by the number of people that uses it as a prefix to their phone numbers. According to the census of year 2000, near about 1, 4528, 00 heads are represented by the area code 781. Apart from the regular American population, it includes a substantial number of Hispanic, Asian, Hawaiian, and population from other communities. The consumerism increases steadily due to the numerous offers, packages, and economic plans introduced by the cellular companies. The use of dial-up internet connection is also one of the factors that have led to the increase in the number of people making use of the area code 781.