Area Code 617
Massachusetts (MA) • Boston, Cambridge, Dorchester, Quincy, Somerville, Brookline, Allston, Auburndale • Eastern Time (ET)
What Stands Out
- •Coverage: 1.3M people across 61 ZIP codes.
- •Overlapping area codes: 857.
- •Major cities: Boston, Cambridge, Dorchester.
Spotlight: Coverage
Snapshot highlights for area code 617.
Income
89th
Home values
96th
Poverty rate
61st
Area Code Basics
Basics (area code benchmarks)
This area codeState medianUS area code median
Population density
10.2K/sq mi • state median 825.6/sq mi • US area code median 354.8/sq mi
Median age
35.1 yrs • state median 41.6 yrs • US area code median 39.5 yrs
Mean commute
30 min • state median 29 min • US area code median 26 min
Avg. household size
2.3 • state median 2.5 • US area code median 2.5