If you soon find yourself calling a phone number that begins with a 272 area code, it could be a local call. That’s because the three-digit prefixes in the 570 area code are now officially used up.

West Scranton residents Don and Cheryl Tucker changed their cellphone carriers earlier this year and each was assigned a new phone number with a 272 area code. At first, they thought it was a mistake.

Many residents in northeastern and central Pennsylvania will have to make calls by dialing 10 digits starting this fall. The state Public Utility Commission said Wednesday that customers within the ...

If you live in the 570 area code, get ready to work a little harder to call your neighbors. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission said callers can now begin using 10 digits every time they place ...

The proliferation of cell phones, fax machines, pagers, modems and handheld computers is gobbling up the telephone numbers left in the 570 area code. Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission received ...

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announced that the area code overlay for the 570 area will be 272, a move that will eventually require 10-digit dialing for all local phone calls. The North ...

HARRISBURG (AP) – Many residents in northeastern and central Pennsylvania will have to make calls by dialing 10 digits starting this fall. The state Public Utility Commission said Wednesday that ...

approved a plan today for an overlay in the zone served by the 570 area code. The area affected by the change includes Portland and Upper Mount Bethel Township. The region is expected to exhaust the ...

Warm up your index finger. This time next year, you may have to dial all 10 digits of a local phone number. With available phone numbers running out in the 570 area code, the state Public Utility ...

Love the local cache that comes with the 570 area code? Then you’re in luck. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission unanimously decided Thursday to approve an overlay plan that lets current 570 ...

Split vs. overlay? That's the choice before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, as it decides how to free up new phone numbers for area code 570, which includes Portland and Upper Mount Bethel ...

The days of the region’s 570 area code use could be numbered. With phone numbers within the 570 and 814 area codes becoming exhausted, the state Public Utility Commission is looking into two proposals ...