Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, has ZIP codes 01850, 01851, 01852, 01853 and 01854 and area code 978, with 351 as an overlay.

ZIP codes: 01850, 01851, 01852, 01853 …
Area codes: 978, 351
County: Middlesex County
State: Massachusetts
Time zone: Eastern Time
Coordinates: 42.6409, -71.3176

ZIP codes in Lowell

ZIP code	Post office	County	Area codes
01850	Lowell	Middlesex County	978, 351
01851	Lowell	Middlesex County	978, 351
01852	Lowell	Middlesex County	978, 351
01853^*	Lowell	Middlesex County	978, 351
01854	Lowell	Middlesex County	978, 351

* No mapped delivery area: P.O. boxes or a single organization. Area codes are those of the nearest ZIP code area.

Area codes for Lowell

Area code 978
In service since September 1, 1997. Shares its area with 351. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.
Area code 351
In service since May 2, 2001. Shares its area with 978. 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

Lowell is in the Eastern Time zone.

Towns near Lowell

Dracut3.9 km (2.4 mi)
North Chelmsford6 km (3.7 mi)
Chelmsford6.4 km (4.0 mi)
North Billerica7.6 km (4.7 mi)
Tyngsboro8.8 km (5.5 mi)
Tewksbury8.8 km (5.5 mi)
Billerica10.6 km (6.6 mi)
Westford11.7 km (7.3 mi)

Local numbers in area code 978

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