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

BARRE prefixes in area code 978

NANPA records 5 assigned NXX blocks to rate center BARRE in area code 978, 0.6% of the 773 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. 4 holders hold those blocks, the largest being CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA (2), VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. (1), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2001-07-20 and the most recent 2016-09-22. 5 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 351, 802 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.

5 assigned blocks – 0.6% of 978
4 holders of record
5 of them pooled in 1,000-number lots

Prefixes assigned here

PrefixHolder of recordAssignedPooledIn service
978-257 Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA 2002-10-21 yes yes
978-355 Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. – yes yes
978-434 Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA 2001-07-20 yes yes
978-636 Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA – yes yes
978-643 Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 2016-09-22 yes 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
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA Verizon 2 40%
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. Verizon 1 20%
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA Lumen 1 20%
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC Verizon 1 20%

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 BARRE in area code 978?

5 blocks: 257, 355, 434, 636, 643. The table above gives the holder of each.

Which carriers have numbers in BARRE?

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA (2 blocks), VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. (1 block), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA (1 block), MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.

Is BARRE 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 978

All 773 prefixes in 978