Saturday is the day that 10-digit dialing begins in what has been the 717 area code. The change is required as a result of a new "overlay" area code -- 223 -- being activated in the 717 service area.

A new area code is bringing 10-digit dialing to residents of 16 southcentral Pennsylvania counties.The new 223 area code is being added Saturday to the area covered by the 717 area code. That's ...

A new area code is bringing 10-digit dialing to residents of 16 Pennsylvania counties, including a part of Berks where it doesn't already exist. The new 223 area code is being added Saturday to the ...

A month remains until residents and businesses in the 717 area code will switch to 10-digit dialing for all local calls. According to the implementation schedule for the "223" overlay area code, ...

Dialing a call to your neighbor will be three digits longer come next month. The state Public Utility Commission (PUC) is reminding residents and businesses with phone numbers within the 717 area code ...

This article was originally published Aug. 23, 2017. Come Saturday, you won’t be able to dial local numbers without using the 717 area code. That’s because at 12:01 a.m., the Public Utility Commission ...

A new telephone area code is coming to parts of eastern Lancaster County, likely in 2023. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved the addition of the new 835 area code in areas in the ...

(WHTM) — When dialing the phone or texting someone, you may notice three numbers that come before the actual phone number. Area codes have been around since the 1940s and are apart of the North ...