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Scituate's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Scituate number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 781 / 339
- Exchanges
- 7NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 19,598Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Scituate
Scituate town is a Census town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, with an estimated 19,598 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 7 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 781 has the most (6, 86%). 781 is part of an overlay with 339, so a new local number in Scituate may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Scituate is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 781 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Scituate exchanges by carrier
6 carriers hold the 7 exchanges assigned to Scituate's rate center. Verizon New England INC. has the most, with 2. 6 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon New England INC. | 2 | 29% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ma | 1 | 14% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 14% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 1 | 14% |
| Omnipoint Miami E License, LLC | 1 | 14% |
| RCN Telecom Services, INC. - Ma | 1 | 14% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Scituate
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Scituate. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 339 | 526 |
| 781 | 378, 412, 470, 544, 545, 546 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
What makes a number local to Scituate
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Scituate, those come from the SCITUATE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
If your business already has a Scituate number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
The local business market
Scituate is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, home to 5.0 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 133,807 business establishments in the Boston, MA-NH metro area in 2023, employing 2,681,704 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (17,803), retail trade (15,568), and health care and social assistance (15,127).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 4,652 | 104,689 | 22.5 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 3,920 | 51,825 | 13.2 |
| Residential remodelers | 3,263 | 11,112 | 3.4 |
| Law offices | 2,967 | 24,707 | 8.3 |
| Landscaping services | 2,876 | 12,494 | 4.3 |
| Dental offices | 2,419 | 19,313 | 8.0 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 2,169 | 22,860 | 10.5 |
| Beauty salons | 2,025 | 10,995 | 5.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Scituate number on Callata
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
Porting a number you already use in Scituate is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.
AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.
A 20-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Boston, MA-NH metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $600.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $499.00. Callata comes to $399.00 a month for 20 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $399.00 | $4,788.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $380.00 | $4,560.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $460.00 | $5,520.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $499.00 | $5,988.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $600.00 | $7,200.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Scituate, MA?
Scituate has exchanges in 781 and 339; 781 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Scituate?
6, holding 7 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Scituate business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Scituate?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 20 users come to $399.00 a month. For comparison, 20 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $600.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).