rhc%jade.Berkeley.EDU@UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU (San-Franciscan (Bostonian act)) (02/02/87)
I recently had the opportunity to discover a missive which must have been sent by NETelCo in the mid 60's. (It shows 487 and 597. Towsend (now 597) was served by a manual exchange at least until 1963; Provincetown (now 487) lost its manual exchange in 1965.) I have joined its contents with the table of office code vs location from a current (1986) directory. I offer no explanation for the anomalies. -------- Eastern Massachusetts These numbers are used on bills and Statements of Calls and Telegrams. The central office name represented by a number is shown beside it. -------- * No Central Office Name - Does not appear in 1986 directory. -------- Office Location Central code (1986) Office ---- --------- ------- 222 Attleboro CAstle 223 Boston CApitol 224 Manomet CAnal 225 Cambridge 226 Attleboro * 227 Boston CApitol 228 Nantucket * 229 Burlington 231 Saugus 232 Brookline BEacon 233 Saugus CEnter 234 Whitinsville CEdar 235 Wellesley CEdar 236 Boston 237 Wellesley CEdar 238 Easton CEdar 239 Wellesley 240 Orleans 241 Charlestown CHarlestown 242 Charlestown CHarlestown 243 Newton 244 Newton BIgelow 245 Wakefield * 246 Wakefield 247 Boston CIrcle 248 Charlton * 249 Athol CHurchill 250 Chelmsford 251 N. Chelmsford ALpine 252 Rehoboth BLackburn 253 Cambridge 254 Brighton ALgonquin 255 Orleans * 256 Chelmsford ALpine 257 Siasconset * 258 Cambridge 259 Lincoln CLearwater 262 Boston COngress 263 Acton COlonial 264 Acton ANdrew 265 Dorchester COlumbia 266 Boston COmmonwealth 267 Boston COpley 268 S. Boston ANdrew 269 S. Boston ANdrew 270 Burlington 271 Bedford 272 Burlington BRowning 273 Burlington BRowning 274 Bedford CRestview 275 Bedford 276 Bedford 277 Brookline ASpinwall 278 Uxbridge CRestview 279 Stoneham 281 Gloucester 282 Dorchester AVenue 283 Gloucester * 284 Revere ATlantic 285 Norton ATlas 286 Revere 287 Dorchester 288 Dorchester AVenue 289 Revere ATlantic 291 Wareham 292 Boston 293 Bryanville CYpress 294 Bryanville 295 Wareham CYpress 296 Mattapan CYpress 297 Winchendon * 298 Mattapan CYpress 299 Naushon Is. * 321 Malden DAvenport 322 Malden DAvenport 323 W. Roxbury FAirview 324 Malden DAvenport 325 W. Roxbury FAirview 326 Dedham DAvis 327 W. Roxbury FAirview 328 Quincy 329 Dedham DAvis 331 Weymouth 332 Newton DEcatur 333 Milton EDison 334 Lynnfield EDgewood 335 Weymouth EDgewater 336 Seekonk EDison 337 Weymouth EDgewater 338 Boston DEvonshire 339 Mansfield EDgewood 341 Stoughton 342 Fitchburg DIamond 343 Fitchburg DIamond 344 Stoughton FIeldbrook 345 Fitchburg DIamond 346 Merrimack FIreside 347 Sturbridge * 349 Wellfleet FIeldbrook 350 Boston 351 Northboro 352 Georgetown FLeetwood 353 Boston 354 Cambridge ELiot 355 Barre FLanders 356 Ipswitch ELmwood 357 Boston 358 Wayland ELmwood 359 Medfield FLeetwood 361 Hyde Park EMpire 362 Barnstable FOrest 363 W. Newbury FOrest 364 Hyde Park EMpire 365 Clinton EMpire 366 Westboro FOrest 367 Boston 368 Clinton 369 Concord EMerson 371 Concord 372 Haverhill DRake 373 Haverhill DRake 374 Haverhill DRake 375 - DRake 376 Millis FRontier 378 E. Bridgewater DRake 379 N. Swansea FRontier 381 Everett 383 Cohasset EVergreen 384 Wrentham EVergreen 385 Dennis EVergreen 386 Ashby DUpont 387 Everett DUnkirk 388 Amesbury * 389 Everett DUnkirk 391 Medford 392 Dedham 393 Northboro EXeter 394 Dennis 395 Medford EXport 396 Medford EXport 397 Malden 398 Dennis EXeter 399 S. Attleboro 421 Boston HAncock 422 Sterling GArfield 423 Boston 424 Boston 425 Shirley HArrison 426 Boston HAncock 427 Roxbury GArrison 428 Osterville GArden 429 Holliston GArden 430 Harwich 431 Wellesley 432 Harwich * 433 Pepperell HEmlock 434 Boston 435 Hopkinton IDlewild 436 Dorchester GEneva 437 Boston 438 Stoneham * 439 Boston 441 Lowell 442 Roxbury HIghlands 443 Sudbury HIlltop 444 Needham HIllcrest 445 Roxbury HIghlands 446 Wellesley 447 Whitman GIbson 448 Groton GIlbert 449 Needham HIllcrest 451 Boston 452 Lowell GLenview 453 Lowell GLenview 454 Lowell GLenview 455 - GLenview 456 Harvard GLadstone 457 - GLenview 458 Lowell GLenview 459 Lowell GLenview 460 Marlboro 461 Dedham 462 Newburyport HOmestead 463 S. Boston 464 Princeton HObart 465 Newburyport HOmestead 466 Waltham 467 Marlboro 468 Hamilton HOward 469 Brookline HOmestead 470 Andover 471 Quincy GRanite 472 Quincy GRanite 473 Milford GReenleaf 475 Andover GReenleaf 476 E. Douglas GReenwood 477 Mashpee * 478 Milford 479 Quincy GRanite 480 Marlboro 481 Marlboro 482 Boston HUbbard 483 W. Medford HUnter 484 Belmont IVanhoe 485 Marlboro HUntley 486 Littleton HUnter 487 Provincetown * 488 W. Medford HUnter 489 Belmont IVanhoe 491 Cambridge * 492 Cambridge 493 Maynard 494 Cambridge 495 Cambridge 496 Maynard 497 Cambridge 498 Cambridge 499 Cambridge 522 Jam. Plain JAmaica 523 Boston LAfayette 524 Jam. Plain JAmaica 525 Manchester LAkeside 526 Manchester JAckson 527 Newton LAsell 528 Franklin * 529 Upton LAkeside 531 Peabody JEfferson 532 Peabody JEfferson 533 Medway KEystone 534 Leominster KEystone 535 Peabody 536 Boston KEnmore 537 Leominster KEystone 539 Winthrop 540 Falmouth 541 Roxbury 542 Boston LIberty 543 Foxboro KIngswood 544 Orange KIngsdale 545 Scituate LInden 546 Rockport KIngswood 547 Cambridge KIrkland 548 Falmouth KImball 549 Foxboro 551 Norwood 552 Newton 559 Brockton 561 E. Boston 562 Hudson JOrdan 563 Cataumet LOcust 564 Cataumet 566 Brookline LOngwood 567 E. Boston LOgan 568 Hudson 569 E. Boston LOgan 570 Boston 571 Boston 572 Boston 574 Boston 575 Athol 576 Cambridge 577 Cambridge 578 Boston 579 Boston 580 Brockton 581 Nahant JUno 582 Lunenburg JUno 583 Brockton JUniper 584 Brockton 585 Kingston JUstice 586 Brockton JUniper 587 Brockton JUniper 588 Brockton JUniper 589 Boston 592 Lynn LYnn 593 Lynn LYnn 594 Lynn 595 Lynn LYnn 596 Lynn 597 Townsend * 598 Lynn LYnn 599 Lynn LYnn 620 Framingham 623 Somerville 625 Somerville * 626 Framingham 627 Edgartown * 628 Somerville 629 Somerville 630 Gardner 631 Marblehead NEptune 632 Gardner * 633 Waltham 636 Westport MErcury 637 Boston MEridian 638 Boston 639 Marblehead 641 Arlington 642 Waltham 643 Arlington MIssion 644 Assonet MItchell 645 Chilmark MIssion 646 Arlington MIssion 647 Waltham 648 Arlington MIssion 649 Tyngsboro NIagara 651 Natick 653 Natick OLympic 654 Boston 655 Natick OLympic 656 Lowell 657 Wilmington 658 Wilmington OLiver 659 Norwell OLdfield 661 Cambridge 662 Melrose NOrmandy 663 Billerica MOntrose 664 N. Reading No. Reading 665 Melrose NOrmandy 666 Somerville MOnument 667 Billerica * 668 Walpole MOntrose 669 Dighton NOrmandy 671 Billerica 672 Fall River OSborne 673 Fall River OSborne 674 Fall River OSborne 675 Fall River OSborne 676 Fall River OSborne 677 - OSborne 678 Fall River OSborne 679 Fall River OSborne 681 Lawrence 682 Lawrence MUrdock 683 Lawrence MUrdock 684 Waltham 685 Lawrence MUrdock 686 Lawrence MUrdock 687 Lawrence MUrdock 688 Lawrence MUrdock 689 Lawrence MUrdock 691 Lawrence 692 Westford MYrtle 693 Vineyard Haven * 695 N. Attleboro MYrtle 696 Milton OXford 697 Bridgewater OWen 698 Milton OXford 699 N. Attleboro MYrtle 720 Boston 721 Winchester 722 Boston 723 Boston 724 Petersham RAymond 725 Boston 726 Boston 727 Boston PAlace 729 Winchester PArkview 731 Brookline 732 Brookline 734 Brookline REgent 735 Brookline 737 Boston 738 Brookline 739 Brookline 740 Hingham 741 Salem 742 Boston RIchmond 743 Boston * 744 Salem PIoneer 745 Salem PIoneer 746 Plymouth PIlgrim 747 Plymouth RIchmond 748 Marion * 749 Hingham RIverview 750 Worcester 752 Worcester PLeasant 753 Worcester PLeasant 754 Worcester PLeasant 755 Worcester PLeasant 756 Worcester PLeasant 757 Worcester PLeasant 758 Mattapoisett SKyline 759 Buzzards Bay PLaza 761 S. Attleboro SOuthgate 762 Norwood * 763 Rochester ROckwell 764 Southbridge * 765 Southbridge * 766 - SOmerset 767 Holbrook 768 Essex ROger 769 Norwood * 770 Quincy 771 Hyannis 772 Ayer SPruce 773 Quincy PResident 774 Danvers SPring 775 Hyannis SPring 776 Somerville PRospect 777 Danvers 778 Hyannis 779 Bolton SPring 781 Boston 782 Brighton STadium 783 Brighton 784 Sharon SUnset 785 Dover STate 786 Quincy 787 Brighton 788 N. Framingham 789 Brighton 791 Worcester SWift 792 Worcester 793 Worcester 794 Lawrence 795 Worcester 796 Fort Devens PYramid 797 Worcester 798 Worcester SWift 799 Worcester SWift 821 Canton 822 Taunton VAndyke 823 Taunton VAndyke 824 Taunton VAndyke 825 Dorchester VAndyke 825 Dorchester TAlbot 826 Hanover TAylor 827 Ashburnham TAlbot 828 Canton * 829 Holden VAlley 832 Auburn TErrace 834 Marshfield TEmple 835 W. Boylston TEmple 837 Marshfield 838 Berlin TErminal 839 Grafton VErnon 841 Shrewsbury 842 Shrewsbury VIking 843 Braintree VIctor 844 - VIking 845 Shrewsbury VIking 846 Winthrop VIking 847 Quincy 848 Braintree VIctor 849 Braintree 851 Tewksbury ULysses 852 Worcester 853 Worcester 855 Belmont 856 Worcester 858 Tewksbury 860 Lexington 861 Lexington 862 Lexington VOlunteer 863 Lexington 864 Cambridge UNiversity 865 Millbury UNion 866 Carver UNion 867 N. Brookfield VOlunteer 868 Cambridge UNiversity 869 Boylston UNderhill 870 Westboro 871 Rockland 872 Framingham TRinity 873 Cambridge TRinity 874 Westminster TRemont 875 Framingham TRinity 876 Cambridge TRowbridge 877 Framingham 878 Rockland TRiangle 879 Framingham TRinity 880 Taunton 881 Ashland 882 Oakham * 883 Blackstone TUcker 884 Chelsea TUrner 885 Spencer TUxedo 886 Rutland TUrner 887 Topsfield TUcker 888 Sagamore 889 Chelsea TUrner 890 Waltham 891 Waltham 892 Leicester TWinoaks 893 Waltham TWinbrook 894 Waltham TWinbrook 895 Waltham TWinoaks 896 Brewster TWinoaks 897 Maynard TWinoaks 899 Waltham TWinbrook 921 Beverly 922 Beverly WAlker 923 Watertown WAtertown 924 Watertown WAtertown 925 Hull WArwick 926 Watertown WAlnut 927 Beverly WAlker 928 Hubbardston * 929 Dorchester 931 Boston 932 Woburn 933 Woburn WElls 934 Duxbury WEllington 935 Woburn WElls 936 Boston WEather 937 Lowell 938 Woburn 939 Templeton * 942 Reading 943 Webster * 944 Reading * 945 Chatham * 946 Middleboro 947 Middleboro * 948 Rowley WHitney 949 Webster 955 Boston 956 Boston 957 Dracut 961 Randolph 963 Randolph WOodlawn 964 Newton 965 Newton 966 Bellingham 967 Lowell 968 Cataumet 969 Newton WOodward 972 Watertown 973 Boston 986 Randolph 987 Oxford * 990 New Bedford 991 New Bedford 992 New Bedford WYman 993 New Bedford WYman 994 New Bedford WYman 995 New Bedford WYman 996 New Bedford WYman 997 New Bedford WYman 998 New Bedford WYman 999 New Bedford WYman --- ----------- -----