Area Code 978
Telephone Central Office Building Pictures

The following are representative examples of telephone central office buildings in Area Code 978 (with overlay Area Code 351) (Northern and Northeastern Massachusetts)

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Acton	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: ACTNMAMADS1 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 Prefixes Served: (978) 263-4, 266, 493, 506, 635, 929, 936 Notes: Also serves the Maynard and Littleton ratecenters. Source: GSV
Amesbury	Listing Updated: October 2024 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: AMSBMAPLRS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 388, 834 Notes: Source: GSV
Andover	Listing Updated: November 2018 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: ANDVMAELRP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet Switch (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 247, 470, 474-5, 623, 684, 749 Notes: Originally was a DMS-100. Source: GSV
Ashby	Listing Updated: October 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: ASHBMASORP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet Switch (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 386 Notes: Originally was a DMS-10. Source: GSV
Athol Photo 2	Listing Updated: September 2022 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: ATHOMARIDS1 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 Prefixes Served: (978) 248-9, 575 Notes: Current source: GSV. Photo 2: Jordan D. in MA (April 2015)
Ayer	Listing Updated: September 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: AYERMAPLDS0 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Prefixes Served: (978) 772, 784, 796 Notes: Source: GSV
Barre	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: BARRMAJARS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 355 Notes: Source: GSV
Berlin	Listing Updated: November 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: BRLNMAHIRS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 838 Notes: Source: GSV
Beverly	Listing Updated: September 2021 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: BVRLMAELDS0 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Prefixes Served: (978) 232, 236, 524, 787, 921-2, 927 Notes: Source: GSV
Billerica	Listing Updated: April 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: BLRCMAANRP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet Office (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 262, 294, 436-7, 439, 488, 545, 547, 622, 625, 629, 663, 667, 670-1 Notes: Source: GSV
Bolton	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: BOTNMAMARS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 779 Notes: Source: GSV
Clinton	Listing Updated: October 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: CLTNMACHRS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 365, 368 Notes: Source: GSV
Concord	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: CNCRMAWADS0 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Prefixes Served: (978) 245, 280, 287, 316, 318, 341, 369, 371, 472, 576, 585, 591, 638, 680, 718, 734, 803, 859, 963 Notes: Source: GSV
Danvers	Listing Updated: November 2020 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: DNVSMAHIRP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet Switch (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 646, 739, 750, 762, 774, 777 Notes: Originally was a 5ESS. Source: GSV
Essex	Listing Updated: October 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: ESSXMASPRS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 768 Notes: Source: GSV
Fitchburg	Listing Updated: September 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: FTBGMAMADS1 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 Prefixes Served: (978) 340, 342-3, 345, 348, 353, 665 Notes: Source: GSV
Gardner	Listing Updated: October 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: GRNRMAWEDS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 Prefixes Served: (978) 630, 632 Notes: Source: GSV
Gloucester	Listing Updated: November 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: GLCSMAELDS0 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Prefixes Served: (978) 281-3, 675 Notes: Source: GSV
Groton "Hollis" Photo 2 | Photo 3 | Photo 4 | Photo 5 Photo 6 | Photo 7 | Photo 8	Listing Updated: January 2024 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: GRTNMAHORP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet Switch (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 448-9 Notes: This was a DMS-10 until recently, now a remote packet switch. Source: Photos 1-6: Jay C. (January 2024) Photos 7-8: Source: Roberto C. (August 2013)
Hamilton	Listing Updated: September 2021 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: HMTNMAWIRS2 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 468 Notes: Source: GSV
Harvard	Listing Updated: September 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: HRVRMALIRP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet Switch (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 456 Notes: Originally a DMS-10. Source: GSV
Haverhill	Listing Updated: July 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: HVHLMAWIDS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Prefixes Served: (978) 372-4, 469, 521, 556 Notes: Source: GSV
Hubbardston	Listing Updated: October 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: HBTNMAMARS1 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (978) 928 Notes: Source: GSV
Hudson	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: HDSNMAFRRP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet Switch (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 562, 567-8 Notes: Originally a 5ESS. Source: GSV
Ipswich	Listing Updated: October 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: IPSWMACORS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 356, 412 Notes: Source: GSV
Lawrence	Listing Updated: November 2020 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: LWRNMACADS2 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Prefixes Served: (978) 242, 292, 329, 557, 659, 676, 681-3, 685-9, 691, 725, 738, 794, 837, 946, 974-5, 989 Notes: Source: GSV
Leominster	Listing Updated: October 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: LMNSMASCRP1 Switch Type: Remote Packet Switch (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 466, 514, 534, 537, 840 Notes: Originally a DMS-100. Source: GSV
Littleton	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: LTTNMAKIRS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 486, 742, 952 Notes: Source: GSV
Lowell "Appleton (Main)"	Listing Updated: November 2020 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: LWLLMAAPPSA Switch Type: Packet End Office (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 275, 322-3, 441-2, 446, 452-4, 458-9, 656, 788, 934, 937, 970 Notes: Source: GSV
Lowell "Chelmsford"	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: CHFRMANORP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet Office (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 244, 250, 256, 367, 497, 967 Notes: Source: GSV
Lowell "Dracut"	Listing Updated: September 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: DRCTMAMMRP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet Switch (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 674, 957 Notes: Originally a DMS-10. Source: GSV
Lowell "North Chelmsford"	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: NCHLMAGRRP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet Office (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 251 Notes: Source: GSV
Lowell "Tewksbury"	Listing Updated: October 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: TWBYMARODS1 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 Prefixes Served: (978) 640, 851, 858, 863 Notes: Source: GSV
Lunenburg	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: LNBGMASCRP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet Switch (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 582 Notes: Originally a DMS-10. Source: GSV
Maynard Photo 2 | Photo 3 | Photo 4	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: MYNRMAWARS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 461, 823, 897 Notes: Photo 4 is the inside lobby. Current source: GSV. Photos 2-4: Jay Copson (August 2016)
Merrimac	Listing Updated: October 2024 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: MRMCMACERS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 346 Notes: Source: GSV
Newburyport	Listing Updated: October 2024 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: NBPTMAGRDS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Prefixes Served: (978) 462-3, 465, 499 Notes: Source: GSV
North Reading	Listing Updated: September 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: NRDGMACERS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 276, 370, 664 Notes: Source: GSV
Orange Photo 2	Listing Updated: November 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: ORNGMASMDS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-10 Prefixes Served: (413) 422 (978) 544 Notes: Also serves parts of Millers Falls (in 413). Current photo: GSV. Photo 2: Jordan D. in MA (April 2015)
Peabody "Central (Main)"	Listing Updated: November 2020 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: PBDYMACEDS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-10 Prefixes Served: (978) 531-2, 538, 573, 977 Notes: Source: GSV
Peabody "West Peabody"	Listing Updated: November 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: WPBDMAPIDS0 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Prefixes Served: (978) 535-6 Notes: Source: GSV
Pepperell	Listing Updated: September 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: PPRLMAHIRS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 433 Notes: Source: GSV
Petersham	Listing Updated: October 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: PTRSMAEARS1 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (978) 724 Notes: Source: GSV
Princeton	Listing Updated: October 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: PRTNMABORS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 464 Notes: Source: GSV
Rockport	Listing Updated: November 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: RCPTMAMARS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 546 Notes: Source: GSV
Salem	Listing Updated: April 2022 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: SALMMANODS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 Prefixes Served: (978) 354, 542, 740-1, 744-5, 825 Notes: Source: GSV
Shirley	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: SHRYMACHDS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-10 Prefixes Served: (978) 425 Notes: Source: GSV
Sterling	Listing Updated: October 2019 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: STNGMABRRS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 422 Notes: Source: GSV
Sudbury	Listing Updated: August 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: SDBRMABPRP1 Switch Type: Remote Packet Switch (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 209, 307, 366, 440, 443, 445, 507, 579 Notes: Originally a DMS-100. Source: GSV
Templeton	Listing Updated: November 2016 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: TMTNMAMERS1 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (978) 939 Notes: Source: GSV
Tyngsboro	Listing Updated: November 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: TYNGMAKERP1 Switch Type: Remote Packet Switch (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 649 Notes: Originally a DMS-10. Source: GSV
West Newbury	Listing Updated: October 2024 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: WNWBMAMARS1 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (978) 363 Notes: Source: GSV
Westford	Listing Updated: September 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: WSFRMADERP0 Switch Type: Remote Packet Office (unknown type) Prefixes Served: (978) 392, 399, 589, 692 Notes: Source: GSV
Westminster	Listing Updated: October 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: WMNSMAELRS1 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (978) 731, 874 Notes: Source: GSV
Wilmington	Listing Updated: July 2023 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New England Telephone CLLI: WLMGMAMADS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 Prefixes Served: (978) 205, 214, 284, 444, 657-8, 661, 694, 736, 789, 924, 988 Notes: Source: GSV

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