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Wellesley's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Wellesley number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 781 / 339
- Exchanges
- 19NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 9
- Population
- 31,242Census 2024 est.
What area code is Wellesley, MA?
With 31,242 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Wellesley sits in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. NANPA lists 19 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 781 has the most (18, 95%). 781 is part of an overlay with 339, so a new local number in Wellesley may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Wellesley 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.
Phone carriers in Wellesley
9 carriers hold the 19 exchanges assigned to Wellesley's rate center. Verizon New England INC. has the most, with 8. 12 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. | 8 | 42% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 3 | 16% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 2 | 11% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 5.3% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ma | 1 | 5.3% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ma | 1 | 5.3% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 5.3% |
| TC Systems, INC. | 1 | 5.3% |
| RCN Telecom Services, INC. - Ma | 1 | 5.3% |
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.
Local prefixes for Wellesley
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Wellesley. 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 | 686 |
| 781 | 235, 237, 239, 263, 283, 304, 371, 416, 431, 446, 489, 591, 694, 705, 772, 943, 992, 997 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
How local numbers work in Wellesley
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Wellesley, those come from the WELLESLEY rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
If your business already has a Wellesley number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Wellesley
Wellesley 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.
Business phone service in Wellesley
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
Porting a number you already use in Wellesley 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Boston, MA-NH metro area, 20 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $600.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $499.00, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. 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 Wellesley, MA?
Wellesley has exchanges in 781 and 339; 781 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Wellesley?
9, holding 19 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Wellesley 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 Wellesley?
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).