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 ...

The 717 area code is expected to run out of new phone numbers by the third quarter of 2018. The area code covers York, Adams, Lebanon and Franklin counties, and all, most or part of 12 other counties ...

Phone numbers in the 717 area code are predicted to be exhausted in 2018, according to a news release from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. The PUC voted 5-0 Thursday to delay splitting the ...

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.

Have you heard the 411 on the 717? We are running out of phone numbers, the region’s telephone providers say. In a petition before the state Public Utility Commission, the providers want a new area ...

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. (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 ...

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 ...

The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry has renewed its support for solving the 717 phone-number shortage by introducing an overlay. In an overlay, new phone numbers in 717 would be assigned a ...

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 ...

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 ...