Newton, Massachusetts

ZIP codes in Newton

Area codes for Newton

• 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

Newton is in the Eastern Time zone.

Towns near Newton

• Nonantum1.6 km (1.0 mi)
• Newtonville1.7 km (1.1 mi)
• North Waltham1.8 km (1.1 mi)
• Watertown2.1 km (1.3 mi)
• Newton Center2.1 km (1.3 mi)
• Brighton2.6 km (1.6 mi)
• West Newton3.2 km (2.0 mi)
• Waverley3.9 km (2.4 mi)