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. – Today the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved a modified implementation schedule for the new “223” overlay area code, which covers all or part of 16 counties in Central ...

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 ...

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 ...

Starting in the fall, the 223 area code will begin begin assigned to new telephone numbers in central Pennsylvania. On Aug. 26, anyone making calls to numbers in the 717 or 223 area codes will have to ...

A new area code is bringing 10-digit dialing to residents of 16 Pennsylvania counties, including a part of Berks where it doesn't already exist. The new 223 area code is being added Saturday to the ...

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 ...

Dialing a call to your neighbor will be three digits longer come next month. The state Public Utility Commission (PUC) is reminding residents and businesses with phone numbers within the 717 area code ...

This article was originally published Aug. 23, 2017. Come Saturday, you won’t be able to dial local numbers without using the 717 area code. That’s because at 12:01 a.m., the Public Utility Commission ...