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Need a Specific Phone Number?
Here is where to look for the numbers people ask about most in Massachusetts:
- State government numbers: see Massachusetts state agency staff directories, or call the Citizen Information Service at 617-727-7030 or 1-800-392-6090
- City and town numbers: use the town or city website first, since local clerks, assessors, permits, and public works are municipal here; Boston non-emergency services take 311 or 617-635-4500
- School and university numbers: see Massachusetts education phone directories, or call the state education agency at 781-338-3000
- Public utility numbers: see Massachusetts utility phone numbers, where emergency lines are separate from customer service, and the Department of Public Utilities consumer division takes complaints at 617-737-2836 or 877-886-5066
- Public safety numbers: see Massachusetts emergency and crisis numbers for 911, 988, 211, and the State Police barracks lines
- Community services: dial 211 anywhere in Massachusetts, or 877-211-6277 from out of area; relay users dial 711
- Health and social services: see health and social service numbers in Massachusetts, or call the Department of Public Health at 617-624-6000
- Vital and public records: see Massachusetts vital records and licensing numbers; the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics answers at 617-740-2600, the Public Records Division at 617-727-2832, and the Secretary Records Access Officer at 617-878-3660 or by mail at One Ashburton Place, Room 1711, Boston, MA 02108
- Area code reference: see Massachusetts phone area codes
- Phone code reference (N11, star codes, country code 1): see Massachusetts phone codes
- Reverse-lookup for an unknown caller: see reverse-lookup channels
- Reporting a scam or robocall: see how to report scam calls, or call the Attorney General consumer hotline at 617-727-8400