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. (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 ...

Before 10-digit dialing starts in the 717 area code on Saturday, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is reminding residents and businesses across central and southeastern Pennsylvania to be ...

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 ...

Limber up those dialing fingers. Starting Saturday, callers in the 717 area will have to begin dialing 10 digits — including the area code — to make a local call, the PUC says. Callers who only use a ...

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 ...

Within the next two years, South Central Pennsylvania will add a new area code, a change that has some residents and business owners concerned. There's no question the new area code will be added. An ...

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has voted to delay splitting the 16-county area currently using the 717 area code. The PUC voted 5-0 on Thursday to delay a decision that would split the ...

The state Public Utility Commission on Thursday voted to split the 717 area code and assign a new, yet-to-be-determined code for parts of Berks, Carbon, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill counties. A ...

Looks like the supply of phone numbers in the 717 area code will last longer than expected. A lot longer. Instead of running out in fall 2012, as predicted previously, the area code should have an ...