You'll soon be dialing a few more numbers when you make a phone call in Central Pennsylvania. The Public Utility Commission approved a new plan Thursday that will add a new area code for callers ...

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. (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 ...

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 ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has approved a plan to overlay a new area code within the 16 counties currently covered by the 717 area code. The 5-0 vote means ...

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.

WEBVTT NEWS 8'S SUSAN SHAPIRO IS HERE WITH MORE ON THE PLAN THAT WAS JUST APPROVED TODAY BY T PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION. SUSAN: THE NEED FOR PHONE NUMBERS IS GROWING THE 717 AREA CODE, THANKS IN PART, ...

HARRISBURG (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 ...

It won’t be long until 717 isn’t the only local area code in Lancaster County. With the supply of phone numbers with 717 area codes set to run out in the third quarter of next year, the state Public ...

Starting today, those living in the 717 area code must use 10 digits to make a phone call. They must dial 717 before the seven-digit number. Callers using only a seven-digit number will get a ...