978 area code: where it is and which numbers are reported
978 covers Lowell, Beverly and Salem in Massachusetts. 853 numbers in it drew 913 complaints between Oct 2, 2025 and Oct 31, 2026.
About area code 978
LocationMassachusetts
Main citiesLowell, Beverly, Salem, Peabody
Local time now
Time zoneEastern
In service since1997
Shares its area with351
Numbers reported853
Complaints913
Most reported asOther, debt reduction, prerecorded calls
Reported 978 numbers
Most reported first. A number links to its own page once it has complaints from two or more days.
(978) 444-5700 13 complaints Otherlast Sep 17, 2026
(978) 785-8083 6 complaints Vacation timesharelast Aug 17, 2026
(978) 775-2963 5 complaints Medicallast Oct 26, 2026
(978) 797-4734 5 complaints Otherlast Jul 31, 2026
(978) 547-2104 4 complaints Medicallast Oct 22, 2026
(978) 806-4934 4 complaints Medicallast Aug 31, 2026
(978) 622-0589 3 complaints Medicallast Oct 26, 2026
(978) 252-2046 3 complaints Medicallast Oct 8, 2026
(978) 824-4324 2 complaints Otherlast Oct 28, 2026
(978) 227-9264 2 complaints Otherlast Oct 27, 2026
(978) 238-4654 2 complaints Medicallast Oct 26, 2026
(978) 288-4261 2 complaints Imposterslast Oct 23, 2026
(978) 708-9107 2 complaints Otherlast Oct 20, 2026
(978) 740-7942 2 complaints Live callslast Oct 20, 2026
(978) 330-9662 2 complaints Dropped calllast Oct 19, 2026
(978) 269-4298 2 complaints Debt reductionlast Oct 16, 2026
(978) 990-5945 2 complaints Callslast Oct 16, 2026
(978) 631-1391 2 complaints Imposterslast Sep 25, 2026
(978) 966-0320 2 complaints Debt reductionlast Sep 21, 2026
(978) 438-3625 2 complaints Imposterslast Sep 17, 2026
(978) 444-5800 2 complaints Live callslast Sep 16, 2026
(978) 437-8183 2 complaints Debt reductionlast Sep 4, 2026
(978) 915-5056 2 complaints Dropped calllast Sep 4, 2026
(978) 209-7207 2 complaints Callslast Aug 21, 2026
(978) 247-0893 2 complaints Callslast Aug 21, 2026
The 25 most reported of 853 numbers.
When 978 numbers were reported
Complaints a month, last 13 months
218 in the busiest month
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
| November 2025: 3 |
| December 2025: 17 |
| January 2026: 33 |
| February 2026: 26 |
| March 2026: 31 |
| April 2026: 19 |
| May 2026: 21 |
| June 2026: 16 |
| July 2026: 135 |
| August 2026: 218 |
| September 2026: 193 |
| October 2026: 201 |
Hour of day, as reported in complaints
Busiest around 11 am
12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
| 12 am: 4 |
| 1 am: 3 |
| 4 am: 6 |
| 5 am: 1 |
| 6 am: 2 |
| 7 am: 5 |
| 8 am: 20 |
| 9 am: 84 |
| 10 am: 107 |
| 11 am: 123 |
| 12 pm: 117 |
| 1 pm: 89 |
| 2 pm: 87 |
| 3 pm: 50 |
| 4 pm: 53 |
| 5 pm: 46 |
| 6 pm: 26 |
| 7 pm: 23 |
| 8 pm: 8 |
| 9 pm: 3 |
| 10 pm: 2 |
| 11 pm: 1 |
The most reported 978 prefixes
Complaints by the three digits after the area code.
- (978) 599
- 708%
- (978) 288
- 495%
- (978) 966
- 344%
- (978) 438
- 253%
- (978) 910
- 192%
978 numbers that unwanted calls gave to contact
Numbers in this area code that complaints named as the number a call or text asked people to contact.
(978) 291-4992 4 complaints
(978) 307-6213 4 complaints
(978) 309-2037 3 complaints
(978) 797-4734 2 complaints from 2 caller IDs
(978) 399-5425 2 complaints
(978) 294-0526 1 complaint
(978) 303-1241 1 complaint
(978) 836-5459 1 complaint
(978) 216-4722 1 complaint
(978) 224-8432 1 complaint from 1 caller ID
Towns and cities in area code 978
60 places its numbers are assigned to, the ones with the most numbers first.
- Lowell
- Beverly
- Salem
- Peabody
- Danvers
- Haverhill
- Lawrence
- Acton
- Gloucester
- Concord
- Newburyport
- Leominster
- Andover
- Billerica
- Chelmsford
- Fitchburg
- Hudson
- Tewksbury
- Wilmington
- North Reading
- Clinton
- Amesbury
- Westford
- Sudbury
- Maynard
- Littleton
- Gardner
- Athol
- North Chelmsford
- Winchendon
- Merrimac
- Georgetown
- Barre
- Ipswich
- West Newbury
- Ashby
- Sterling
- Shirley
- Pepperell
- Groton
- Harvard
- Princeton
- South Hamilton
- Manchester
- Orange
- Rockport
- Lunenburg
- Townsend
- Tyngsborough
- Essex
- Ayer
- Bolton
- Ashburnham
- Berlin
- Westminster
- Topsfield
- Hubbardston
- Templeton
- Rowley
- Dracut
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Sources
Complaints consumers filed with the FCC and FTC, Oct 2, 2025 to Oct 31, 2026. Bewary counts the reports and does not check each one. Scammers can fake the number that shows on your phone, so a reported number may belong to someone who never called you.