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 ...

An additional area code for the Susquehanna Valley region - the "717" - has been selected. Now, "223" will be assigned to new telephone numbers once the available supply of numbers is exhausted. Based ...

HARRISBURG, Pa.– The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has received notice that the number 223 will be the overlay for the 717 area code. The new area code designation was selected by the ...

Probably starting next summer or early fall, the area code for new telephone numbers in the saturated 717 region will be 223. The new area code was announced Tuesday by Neustar Inc., the company ...

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 southcentral Pennsylvania counties.The new 223 area code is being added Saturday to the area covered by the 717 area code. That's ...

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has received notice that the number 223 will be the overlay for the 717 area code. Current customers' telephone numbers will not change, but ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Sixteen counties in south-central Pennsylvania are getting a new area code, but numbers already being used in the 717 area code won’t be affected. The Public Utility Commission ...