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.

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 ...

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 ...

A portion of Berks and 15 other counties in Pennsylvania are getting a new area code, but numbers already being used in the 717 area code won't be affected. The state Public Utility Commission said ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The days of seven-digit dialing are coming to an end in the 717 area code. A new 223 area code is being added Saturday to the area covered by the 717 area code. The Public ...

Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin Aug. 26 and new 223 area codes will be released Sept. 26 in Lancaster and the other 15 Pennsylvania counties with 717 area codes. The Pennsylvania Public Utility ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) --Sixteen counties in south-central Pennsylvania are getting a new area code, but numbers already being used in the 717 area code won't be affected. The Public Utility Commission ...

Consider this a two-minute warning. Residents in Lancaster County and 15 other central Pennsylvania counties in the 717 area code have been asked by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to start ...

Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin later this year in Berks and 15 other counties in Pennsylvania that are getting a new area code to overlay the existing 717 area code. The Pennsylvania Public ...

HARRISBURG -- Pretty soon, if you're making a local call in the 717 area code, you're going to have to do some extra dialing. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued a reminder Tuesday to ...