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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...