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Verified Nov 1, 2026 · Source: NANPA CO Code Assignment Records

WATERTOWN prefixes in area code 617

NANPA records 15 assigned NXX blocks to rate center WATERTOWN in area code 617, 2.0% of the 768 blocks assigned in the code. A rate center is the billing geography a block is allocated to – NANPA truncates the name to ten characters, so read it as a NANPA label rather than a town. 9 holders hold those blocks, the largest being VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. (5), MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (3), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2002-07-31 and the most recent 2002-07-31. 11 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots. The same rate center name also appears in area codes 315, 605, 615, 629 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.

15 assigned blocks – 2% of 617
9 holders of record
11 of them pooled in 1,000-number lots

Prefixes assigned here

PrefixHolder of recordAssignedPooledIn service
617-231 Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA – yes yes
617-321 Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC – yes yes
617-393 RCN TELECOM SERVICES, INC. - MA – yes yes
617-402 Peerless PEERLESS NETWORK OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC - MA – yes yes
617-458 T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. 2002-07-31 yes yes
617-600 Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC – yes yes
617-607 Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC – yes yes
617-612 AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. – yes yes
617-668 Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC – yes yes
617-673 Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. – yes yes
617-744 Comcast COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC – yes yes
617-923 Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. – no yes
617-924 Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. – no yes
617-926 Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. – no yes
617-972 Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. – no yes

The holder is who received the block from the numbering administrator. It is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number: numbers move with their owners, and a pooled block is shared.

Who holds the blocks

HolderBrandBlocksShare here
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. Verizon 5 33.3%
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC Verizon 3 20%
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA Lumen 1 6.7%
PAETEC ITEL, LLC Windstream 1 6.7%
RCN TELECOM SERVICES, INC. - MA – 1 6.7%
PEERLESS NETWORK OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC - MA Peerless 1 6.7%
METROPCS, INC. T-Mobile 1 6.7%
TC SYSTEMS, INC. AT&T 1 6.7%
COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC Comcast 1 6.7%

Same rate center in other codes

Overlay codes cover the same geography, so one rate center is served by all of them.

Frequently asked

Which prefixes belong to WATERTOWN in area code 617?

15 blocks: 231, 321, 393, 402, 458, 600, 607, 612, 668, 673, 744, 923 and 3 more, all listed in the table above.

Which carriers have numbers in WATERTOWN?

VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. (5 blocks), MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (3 blocks), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA (1 block), PAETEC ITEL, LLC (1 block), RCN TELECOM SERVICES, INC. - MA (1 block), PEERLESS NETWORK OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC - MA (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.

Is WATERTOWN a city?

It is a rate center – the unit NANPA allocates number blocks to. Its name is abbreviated to ten characters and is not necessarily a settlement: we print it as recorded rather than guess at the full name.

Other rate centers in 617

All 768 prefixes in 617