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Interactive map of the numbering plan areas of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (blue). This is a list of telephone area codes of Pennsylvania. In 1947, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company divided Pennsylvania into four numbering plan areas (NPAs) and assigned distinct area codes for each.
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Add new area codes, drop unused one: 00:36, 18 August 2012: 391 × 255 (42 KB) Rfc1394: Create a master map with each area code as a separate region, allowing all maps for Pennsylvania to be built from this one. 16:57, 17 August 2012: 391 × 255 (48 KB) Rfc1394: Some New Jersey Area code numbers were in the wrong place: 16:52, 17 August 2012: ...
Map of previous proposed split of 814 with 582, showing county lines. When numbering pool exhaustion became a threat in the 2000s, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved a numbering plan split in December 2009, that would have assigned area code 582 to most of the northwestern portion of the territory, including Erie, by 2012. [2]
Area code 835 was eventually approved by the Public Utility Commission on December 2, 2021. Assignment of central office codes in the new area code began on September 2, 2022. [4] When area codes were introduced in 1947, their middle digit was either 0 or 1. In 1994, area code 610 was the last area code assigned with digit 1 in that position.
Pages in category "Area codes in Pennsylvania" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Area codes are also assigned for non-geographic purposes. The rules for numbering NPAs do not permit the digits 0 and 1 in the leading position. [1] Area codes with two identical trailing digits are easily recognizable codes (ERC). NPAs with 9 in the second position are reserved for future format expansion.
Area code 717 was assigned to the eastern half of Pennsylvania, excluding the Delaware and Lehigh Valleys. Area code 570 was created when the 717 numbering plan area was divided on December 5, 1998. It was the first new Pennsylvania area code created outside Philadelphia and Pittsburgh since the implementation of the area code system.