New Bedford, Massachusetts

ZIP codes in New Bedford

Area codes for New Bedford

• Area code 508

  In service since July 16, 1988. Shares its area with 774. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 774

  In service since May 2, 2001. Shares its area with 508. 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

New Bedford is in the Eastern Time zone.

Towns near New Bedford

• Fairhaven3.5 km (2.2 mi)
• Bliss Corner4.5 km (2.8 mi)
• Acushnet Center4.9 km (3.0 mi)
• North Dartmouth5.5 km (3.4 mi)
• Smith Mills5.5 km (3.4 mi)
• Acushnet6.4 km (4.0 mi)
• Mattapoisett9.8 km (6.1 mi)
• South Dartmouth9.8 km (6.1 mi)