Emergency: Dial 2-4444
Non-emergency police: Dial 2-4440
Voice mail: Dial 2-4006

Making Local Calls from a Residence Hall or On Campus Office (655 or 656) phone

To call a number starting with 656:  Dial 6 + 4-digit number

To call a number starting with 655:  Dial 5 + 4-digit number

Campus calls to BC faculty/staff (552 exchange): Dial 2 + 4-digit number

Metro Boston & local off campus (617 & local 781): Dial 9 + area code+ 7-digit number

Toll free (800, 877, 888): Dial 9 + 1 + 8xx + 7-digit number

What are local calls?

All calls in the 617 area code are local calls.

The following towns are in the 781 local calling area:

Arlington, Braintree, Burlington, Canton, Dedham, Hingham, Hull, Lexington, Lincoln, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Needham, Norwood, Randolf, Reading, Revere, Stoneham, Waltham, Wakefield, Wellesley, Weymouth, Winchester, Woburn

Directory assistance calls For Faculty/Staff 

Toll free (800):  9 + 1 + 800 + 555-1212

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