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Get a local business phone number in Westborough, MA

Westborough's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Westborough number in front of your customers.

Area code
508 / 774
Exchanges
24NANPA-assigned
Carriers
11
Population
22,643Census 2024 est.

Westborough area codes

Westborough, in Worcester County, Massachusetts, had a Census-estimated population of 22,643 in July 2024. NANPA lists 24 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 508 has the most (19, 79%). 508 is part of an overlay with 774, so a new local number in Westborough may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Westborough is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 508 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Westborough, MA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
5081979%1988774Eastern
774521%2001508Eastern

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Westborough exchanges by carrier

11 carriers hold the 24 exchanges assigned to Westborough's rate center. Verizon New England INC. has the most, with 8. 17 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Westborough, MA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Verizon New England INC.833%
Paetec Itel, LLC417%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ma28.3%
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC28.3%
TC Systems, INC.28.3%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ma14.2%
Norfolk County Internet, INC.14.2%
RCN Telecom Services, INC. - Ma14.2%
AT&T - Local14.2%
Metropcs, INC.14.2%
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ma14.2%

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.

Westborough phone prefixes

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Westborough. 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.

Prefixes assigned in Westborough, MA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
508329, 330, 366, 389, 412, 439, 475, 599, 614, 616, 621, 768, 836, 870, 871, 898, 948, 983, 986
774288, 399, 512, 513, 760

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Westborough's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Westborough numbers was added to the local supply.

Westborough, MA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s360%
2010s240%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

What makes a number local to Westborough

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Westborough's numbers are rated to the WESTBORO rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Westborough number.

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 508 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

Businesses around Westborough

Westborough is part of the Worcester, MA metro area, home to 881,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 19,181 business establishments in the Worcester, MA metro area in 2023, employing 319,255 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (2,610), health care and social assistance (2,418), and retail trade (2,405).

Selected industries in the Worcester, MA metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants6038,60514.3
Full-service restaurants60211,21618.6
Residential remodelers5611,5522.8
Landscaping services5142,0183.9
Dental offices3512,9528.4
Electrical contractors3342,3697.1
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors3282,4337.4
Law offices3261,5284.7

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

A Westborough 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.

If you already have a number in Westborough, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.

The comparison below uses 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Worcester, MA metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$339.00$4,068.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$323.00$3,876.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$391.00$4,692.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$424.15$5,089.80
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$459.00$5,508.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$510.00$6,120.00

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 Westborough, MA?

Westborough has exchanges in 508 and 774; 508 has the most.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Westborough?

11, holding 24 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Westborough 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 Westborough?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).