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Massachusetts State Police

  • The Massachusetts State Police operate on a Motorola Type II 800 Mhz Trunking System (SysID: 0d14) which covers most of the state
  • The system is divided into "Smartzones" and the State Police Department is divided into "Troops"
  • The MSP Low-Band Frequencies are used somewhat frequently throughout the state.
  • Click your county below to see which Smartzones & Troop(s) cover your area

Barnstable County | Berkshire County | Bristol County | Dukes County | Essex County | Franklin County | Hampden County | Hampshire County

Mass Pike/Boston Tunnels | Middlesex County | Nantucket County | Norfolk County | Plymouth County | Suffolk County | Worcester County


Smartzone Information


Zone 3

  • Southeastern MA Simulcast

Please monitor and make confirmed P25 use changes/additions.

Freq Note
855.3625 Voice, P-25 & CW ID
855.6375 Voice, P-25 & CW ID
855.6625 Voice
855.8875 Voice
855.9125 Voice
858.3625 Voice
859.2875 CC
859.8375 CC

Zone 4

  • Cape Cod Simulcast
Freq Note
854.2125 Voice
856.2375 P25 Use
856.2625 P25 Use
857.2375 P25 Use
857.2625 Voice
858.2125 Voice
859.2125 Voice
859.2375 Voice
860.2125 CC & Voice
860.2375 CC
860.4625 Voice & CW ID

Zone 5

  • Eastern MA Simulcast
Freq Note
860.9875 CC-Primary
860.9625 CC & Voice
860.7375 Voice
860.7125 Voice
859.7125 Voice
858.9875 Voice & P25
857.9875 Voice & P25
857.7125 Voice
856.9625 Voice & CW ID
856.7125 Voice & CW ID

Zone 6

  • Outer Cape
Freq Note
856.2125 CC
857.2125 CC
866.6000
867.6250
868.5000

Zone 7

  • Mt Greylock (Adams) & Mt Grace (Warwick)
Freq Note
856.9875
859.7125
859.9875 Voice-Primary (Greylock only)
860.7125
860.7375 Voice-2ndary (Greylock only)
860.9625
860.9875 CC (Greylock only)- SAME CC as Zone 5?

Zone 8

  • Central MA Simulcast
Freq Note
859.3625 CC
860.8375 CC
855.1625 Voice
855.6125 Voice
856.2375 Voice
857.2375 Voice, P25 & CW ID
860.4625 Voice & P25

Zone 9

  • West Brookfield
Freq Note
860.2875 CC
858.2875 CC, Voice & P25
860.2125
859.2125 Voice
855.8625 Voice & P25
855.3875 Voice

Zone 10

  • Athol
Freq Note
860.2375 CC
859.2375 CC
858.2125 Voice
857.2125 Voice
855.2125 Voice

Zone 12

  • Leominster
Freq Note
868.6375 CC
868.4750 CC
867.3125
866.3750
866.2000

Zone 13

  • Brimfield
Freq Note
859.4625 CC
866.3375 CC
867.0500 Voice
867.3500 Voice
867.7125 Voice

Zone 14

  • Monson
Freq Note
860.3625 CC
855.9375 CC
855.6875 Voice
855.4125 Voice

Zone 18

  • Holyoke
Freq Note
852.2625 Voice
857.7875 Voice
858.7875 Voice
859.7875 CC & Voice
860.7875 CC

Zone 20

  • Haverhill
Freq Note
868.6375 CC
867.3125 CC-Alternate
866.3750 Voice & P25
866.2000 Voice & P25


Talkgroup Information

Troop A

TGID Description Use
33168 A-Patrol-1 Station A, A1, A2, A3, A6
33200 A-Patrol-2 A4, A5
33232 A-Patrol-3 Troop A Car to Car
35152 EXEC-A Governors Security
34832 ATTF-A Governor's Auto Theft Strike Force
33552 A ATG A Troop Announcement Talk Group

Troop B

TGID Description Use
33584 B-Patrol-1 B, B2, B3, B4, B6, B7 Primary
33616 B-Patrol-2 B2, B4, B7 Secondary - Listing & Records
33648 B-Patrol-3 B3, B6 Secondary - Listing & Records
33744 B ATG B Troop Announcement Talk Group
34640 SSS-B Special Services
34736 DET-B Detectives
34800 NARC-B Narcotics Division
34960 ATTF-B Governor's Auto Theft Strike Force
35280 EXEC-B Governor's Security

Troop C

TGID Description Use
33776 C-Patrol-1 C2,C4,C6,C9 (East Patrol)
33808 C-Patrol-2 East Car to Car
33840 C-Patrol-3 C1,C3,C5,C7,C8 (West Patrol)
33936 C ATG C-Troop Announcement Talk Group
34448 SOPS-3C West Car to Car
34480 DET-C Detectives/CPAC
34608 SSS-C Special Services
34768 NARC-C Narcotics Division
34928 ATTF-C Governor's Auto Theft Strike Force
35248 EXEC-C Governor's Security

Troop D

TGID Description Use
33968 D-Patrol-1 D, D4 Middleboro HQ, D1 Norwell
34000 D-Patrol-2 D3 Dartmouth (Southeast)
34032 D-Patrol-3 D2 Yarmouth, D7 Bourne (Cape Cod)
34704 NARC-D Narcotics Division
34160 D ATG D Troop Announcement Talk Group

Troop E

TGID Description Use
33456 E-Patrol-1
35600 E-Patrol-2
35632 E-Patrol-3
35824 E-Patrol-4
35664 SOPS-1E

Troop H

TGID Description Use
33264 H-Patrol-1 H1, H4, H5, H6
33296 H-Patrol-2 H2, H3, H7
33328 H-Patrol-3 Troop H Talkaround
34352 SOPS-2H See Special Ops
35568 H ATG H Troop Announcement Talk Group

Statewide/Miscellaneous

TGID Description Use
35472 Statewide Airwing
35792 Talkaround Car-Car
34992 FM-East Fire Marshal
35024 FM-South Fire Marshal
35088 FM-Central Fire Marshal
35120 FM-West Fire Marshal
36976 DCR 2 Fire Towers South
38928 MEMA-East Mass EMA
38992 MEMA-Central Mass EMA
39024 MEMA-West Mass EMA
39152 DLE-1 Env. Police Ch. 1 Common
39184 DLE-2 Env. Police Ch. 2 Coastal
39216 DLE-3 Env. Police Ch. 3 Inland

Special Operations

Assigned Statewide now vs by Troop

TGID Description
33360 SOPS 1
33488 SOPS 2
33680 SOPS 3
33712 SOPS 4
33872 SOPS 5
33904 SOPS 6
34096 SOPS 7
34128 SOPS 8

Radio Techs

TGID Description
35344 Statewide
58256 Statewide (P25)
35312 Troop A/H
57424 Troop A/H (P25)
35440 Troop B
35408 Troop C
57488 Troop C (P25)
35376 Troop D
57648 Troop D (P25)
38288 Barnstable County Technical Division

Local Public Safety Tie to MSP 800

TGID Description Use
36336 Loc-PS-1 Public Safety to MSP A/H Troops
36368 Loc-PS-2 Public Safety [Special Events] A/H Troops
36400 Loc-PS-3 Public Safety to MSP D Troop [Main Land]
36432 Loc-PS-4 Public Safety [Special Events] D Troop
36464 Loc-PS-5
PUBSAF		 Public Safety to MSP D Troop Cape
Public Safety to MSP D Troop and Barnstable County SO Disp
36496 Loc-PS-6
CNTYPD		 Public Safety [Special Events] D Troop Cape
County Police Tie for Barnstable County Towns
36528 Loc-PS-7 Public Safety to MSP C Troop
36560 Loc-PS-8 Public Safety [Special Events] C Troop
Worcester County Sheriff
36592 Loc-PS-9 Public Safety to MSP B Troop
36624 Loc-PS-10 Public Safety [Special Events] B Troop


Barnstable County

Zone Coverage:

  • Barnstable County is covered by Zone 4. The outer cape is covered by Zone 6 in Truro.

Troop Coverage:

  • Barnstable County is covered by Troop D
  • D-2 (South Yarmouth): Sandwich east of Exit 4 on Route 6, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Chatham, Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown. D2 patrols are responsible for Route 6 (Mid-Cape Highway) east of Exit 4 (Chase Road).
  • D-7 (Bourne): Sandwich west of Exit 4 on Route 6, Mashpee, Falmouth, and Bourne. D7 patrols are responsible for Route 6 (Mid-Cape Highway) west of Exit 4 (Chase Road).


Berkshire County

Zone Coverage:

  • Berkshire County is covered by Zone 7.
  • Conventional frequencies are still used heavily in Western Mass. Station B1 has access to the frequency 867.5125 (PL 167.9). The low band channels are also frequently used. Low band channel 6 (42.46 PL141.3) is the main Troop B channel.

Troop Coverage:

  • Berkshire County is covered by Troop B.
  • B1 (Lee): Alford, Becket, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, West & Central Otis*, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stockbridge
  • B4 (Cheshire): Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Florida, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, New Ashford, North Adams, Peru, Pittsfield, Savoy, Williamstown, Windsor
  • B5 (Russell): East Otis.


Bristol County

Zone Coverage:

  • Bristol County is covered by Zone 3.

Troop Coverage:

  • Bristol County is covered by Troop D and partially by Troop H
  • D4 (Middleboro): Berkley, Dighton, Easton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Taunton
  • D3 (North Dartmouth): Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown, New Bedford, Somerset, Swansea, Westport
  • H3 (Foxboro): Attleboro, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton


Dukes County

Zone Coverage:

  • Add Here

Troop Coverage: Dukes County is Covered by Troop D

Essex County

Zone Coverage:

  • Zone 5 covers most of Essex County. Zone 20 in Haverhill is a filler site.

Troop Coverage:

  • Essex County is covered by Troop A
  • A-1 (Andover): Andover, Methuen, North Andover and Lawrence
  • A-2 (Newbury): Amesbury, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield and West Newbury
  • A-5 (Revere): Lynn and Nahant
  • A-6 (Danvers): Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Middleton, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott and Wenham


Franklin County

Zone Coverage:

  • Add Here

Troop Coverage:

  • Add here


Hampden County

Zone Coverage:

  • Hampden County is primarily covered by Zone 18, with coverage by Zones 8, 9, 13, and 14.

Troop Coverage:

  • Hampden County is covered by Troop B and Troop C
  • B3 (Springfield): Agawam, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludlow Springfield, West Springfield, Wilbraham.
  • B5 (Russell): Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, Tolland, Westfield
  • C5 (Sturbridge): Brimfield, Wales, Holland, Palmer, Monson


Hampshire County

Zone Coverage:

  • Add Here

Troop Coverage:

  • Add here


Massachusetts Turnpike

  • Troop E covers the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90). Troop E is also responsible for the tunnels in Boston.


Middlesex County

Zone Coverage:

  • Zone 5 covers all of Middlesex County.

Troop Coverage:

  • Middlesex County is covered by Troop A, Troop C and Troop H
  • A-1 (Andover): Dracut, Dunstable, Lowell, North Reading, Reading, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro and Wilmington
  • A-3 (Concord): Acton, Bedford, Billerica, Boxboro, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow and Westford
  • A-4 (Medford): Arlington, Burlington, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Somerville, Stoneham, Winchester and Woburn
  • A-6 (Danvers): Wakefield
  • C-4 (Leominster): Ashby, Ayer, Groton, Pepperell, Shirley and Townsend
  • H-2 (Framingham): Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlboro, Natick, Sherborn, Sudbury, Waltham, Wayland and Weston


Nantucket County

Zone Coverage:

  • The north side of Nantucket is covered by Zone 4

Troop Coverage:

  • Nantucket is covered by Troop D, there are several MSP officers based at the Police Station.


Norfolk County

Zone Coverage:

  • Add here

Troop Coverage:

  • H7 (Milton / Blue Hills): Avon, Boston(portions), Braintree, Canton, Quincy(portions),Randolph


Plymouth County

Zone Coverage:

  • Plymouth County is covered by Zone 3.

Troop Coverage:

  • Plymouth county is covered by Troop D
  • D1 (Norwell): Abington, Cohasset, Duxbury, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Rockland, Scituate, Weymouth, Whitman
  • D4 (Middleboro); Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Lakeville, Middleboro, Plympton, West Bridgewater
  • D7 (Bourne): Marion, Mattapoisett, Plymouth, Rochester, Wareham
  • D7 (Bourne) also covers Myles Standish State Forest in South Carver


Suffolk County

Zone Coverage:

  • Suffolk County is covered by Zone 5. There are other very small zones inside tunnels to expand coverage to those areas.

Troop Coverage:

  • Suffolk County is covered by Troop A and Troop H. Several of the highways in the area are patrolled by Troop E and Troop F.


Worcester County

Zone Coverage:

  • Worcester County is covered by Zone 8. There are also 'filler' sites, Zone 9, on Ragged Mountain in West Brookfield; Zone 10, on Adams Hill in Athol; Zone 12, on Rt. 2 in Leominster; Zone 13, on Steerage Hill in Brimfield; and Zone 14, on the Monson Tower in Monson.

Troop Coverage:

  • Worcester County is covered by Troop C
  • C1 (Athol): Athol, Ashburnham, Erving, Gardner, Hubbardston, New Salem, Orange, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Templeton, Warwick, Wendell, Westminster, and Winchendon
  • C2 (Millbury, formerly Grafton): Bellingham, Blackstone, Douglas, Grafton, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Marlborough, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Northborough, Northbridge, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, and Westborough
  • C3 (Brookfield): Barre, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Leicester, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Paxton, Spencer, Warren, and West Brookfield
  • C4 (Leominster): Ashby, Ayer, Berlin, Bolton, Fitchburg, Groton, Harvard, Hudson, Lancaster, Leominster, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, and Townsend
  • C5 (Sturbridge): Auburn, Brimfield, Charlton, Dudley, Holland, Monson, Oxford, Palmer, Southbridge, Sturbridge, Wales, and Webster
  • C6 (Holden- Troop C HQ): Boylston, Clinton, Holden, Princeton, Rutland, Sterling, West Boylston, and Worcester
  • C7 (Belchertown): Belchertown, Granby, Hardwick, Pelham, Shutesbury, and Ware
  • C8 (New Braintree) is the home of the State Police Academy. It is also the Emergency Dispatch Center several communities. See C-8 Area Dispatch Towns for more information.
  • C9 (Devens) covers the Devens Commerce Center in Ayer


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