Zip Area Code

Dorchester, Massachusetts

Dorchester, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County, has ZIP codes 02121, 02122 and 02125 and area code 617, with 857 as an overlay.

ZIP codes
02121, 02122, 02125
Area codes
617, 857
Time zone
Eastern Time
Coordinates
42.2973, -71.0745

ZIP codes in Dorchester

ZIP codePost officeCountyArea codes
02121DorchesterSuffolk County617, 857
02122DorchesterSuffolk County617, 857
02125DorchesterSuffolk County617, 857

Area codes for Dorchester

  • Area code 617

    In service since 1947. Shares its area with 857. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

  • Area code 857

    In service since May 2, 2001. Shares its area with 617. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Dorchester is in the Eastern Time zone.

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