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 ...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin later this year in 16 counties in south-central Pennsylvania that are getting a new area code to overlay the existing 717 area code. The ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin later this year in 16 ...

Want to keep your current phone number at all costs? Hate the thought of dialing 10 digits to make a local call? Here's your chance to tell the state Public Utility Commission your feelings in person.

An overlay would require residents to dial the area code plus the seven-digit phone number to call others within the 16 counties. The 717 area code is projected to run out of phone numbers in 2018.

HARRISBURG — It's about to take a little longer for people in the 717 area code in central Pennsylvania to make phone calls. The state Public Utility Commission said Tuesday that on Aug. 26, callers ...

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 ...