There are two telephone area codes that serve the Boston area. There was only one for decades until the second was overlaid on top of the first in 2001 as more auxiliary devices such as fax machines required phone numbers. Name BOTH of these area codes.

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1. There are two telephone area codes that serve the Boston area. There was only one for decades until the second was overlaid on top of the first in 2001 as more auxiliary devices such as fax machines required phone numbers. Name BOTH of these area codes.