The 717 area code was established in 1947. Some of you may remember a time when it serviced a great deal more of eastern Pennsylvania than it does today. In fact, 717 was the largest area code on the ...

The 717 area code is expected to run out of new phone numbers by the third quarter of 2018. The area code covers York, Adams, Lebanon and Franklin counties, and all, most or part of 12 other counties ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has approved a plan to overlay a new area code within the 16 counties currently covered by the 717 area code. The 5-0 vote means ...

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.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Changes are coming to the 717 area code, but one thing that won’t change under this plan is your phone number. According to the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission, if ...

Probably starting next summer or early fall, the area code for new telephone numbers in the saturated 717 region will be 223. The new area code was announced Tuesday by Neustar Inc., the company ...

An additional area code for the Susquehanna Valley region - the "717" - has been selected. Now, "223" will be assigned to new telephone numbers once the available supply of numbers is exhausted. Based ...

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Thursday approved an implementation plan that will establish a new "overlay" area code for the 717 Number Planning Area (NPA), which covers all or ...

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will hold two “smart hearings” on Aug. 9 to gather public comment on plans to address the predicted exhaustion of telephone numbers in the 717 ...

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 ...

HARRISBURG, Pa -- When you dial a phone number in central Pennsylvania, you're typically hitting 7 digits. That could soon change. The North American Numbering Plan Administration, known as NANPA, ...