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 ...

(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 ...