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Area code 774
Area code 774 is centred on Worcester, Massachusetts. We hold 5,312 allocated blocks for it across 85 rate centres, split 49% mobile, 31% landline and 20% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 774
Area code 774 does not have Worcester to itself. 1 other code — 508 — serves the same rate centres, laid over the same ground rather than dividing it. That is an overlay: a new code added when the old one ran out of numbers, covering the same streets. Two neighbours can hold different area codes, so the code says roughly when a number was issued rather than where it sits.
5085,125 blocks, 94 rate centres, mostly landline
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 774 number and a 508 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering Worcester by area code needs all 2 of them.
774 is not confined to Worcester itself: its blocks sit across 85 rate centres, named in the table below.
Massachusetts is split across 9 area codes — 978, 781, 774, 508, 413, 617 and others. By allocated blocks 774 is the third largest of them, holding 14% of the Massachusetts total.
Where 774 numbers are concentrated
Rate-centre names are reproduced as NANPA records them. The agency truncates them to ten characters, so longer names appear shortened elsewhere on this site.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 774 |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 402 | 8% |
| Framingham | 325 | 6% |
| Brockton | 301 | 6% |
| Fall River | 231 | 4% |
| Newbedford | 187 | 4% |
| Barnstable | 177 | 3% |
| Marlboro | 120 | 2% |
| Rochester | 107 | 2% |
| Taunton | 107 | 2% |
| Osterville | 96 | 2% |
| Auburn | 91 | 2% |
| Attleboro | 89 | 2% |
| Bridgewtr | 89 | 2% |
| Milford | 85 | 2% |
| Foxboro | 83 | 2% |
| Plymouth | 78 | 1% |
| Shrewsbury | 72 | 1% |
| Southbdg | 71 | 1% |
| Holden | 69 | 1% |
| Sagamore | 69 | 1% |
| Hyannis | 66 | 1% |
| Mansfield | 65 | 1% |
| Middleboro | 65 | 1% |
| Hopkinton | 62 | 1% |
61 further rate centres in 774 hold fewer blocks than these.
Carriers holding the most 774 blocks
Verizon Wireless819 blocks
Onvoy717 blocks
AT&T Wireless440 blocks
T-Mobile USA, Inc.379 blocks
Omnipoint Miami E License, Llc301 blocks
Metro by T-Mobile292 blocks
The largest holder, Verizon Wireless, has 15% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 774 number still reports the carrier it started with. Closing that gap needs a live query against the routing database. How line type is derived.
Check a single 774 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 774?
Area code 774 covers Worcester, Massachusetts. It is not the only code there: 508 is an overlay on the same rate centres, so a Worcester, Massachusetts number can start with any of them.
Is a 774 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either, and the digits do not say which. North American mobile and landline numbers share the same ranges, so the answer comes from the carrier holding the block. In 774 the split runs 49% mobile, 31% landline and 20% VoIP, so mobile is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 774 numbers?
The largest holders are Verizon Wireless, Onvoy, AT&T Wireless. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 774 numbers are there?
The code holds 5,312 allocated blocks in our copy of the numbering plan. A block is 1,000 or 10,000 consecutive numbers depending on how deeply it has been pooled, so 774 covers on the order of 5,312,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.