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.

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.

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 ...

People living in the current 570 area code will have to dial 10-digit numbers. The days of new phone numbers being handed out in the 570 area code are, well, numbered. Residents and businesses in ...

They first started popping up in 2014, but not many in Northeast Pennsylvania have received the new 272 area code. In an area with more than 3 million active phone numbers, fewer than 5,000 with the ...

Soon it's going to take a little extra effort on your part to make a phone call in the Poconos. Soon it's going to take a little extra effort on your part to make a phone call in the Poconos. 10-digit ...

They first started popping up in 2014, but not many in Northeastern Pennsylvania have received the new 272 area code. In an area with more than 3 million active phone numbers, fewer than 5,000 with ...

The 570 area code may be split in 18 months to accommodate the increase in phone usage, the state Public Utility Commission says. Or the entire 570 region will remain unchanged, but new customers will ...

Warren and Hunterdon counties have one area code: 908. That's not the case for Lehigh and Northampton counties, where there are three area codes: 610, 484 and 570. Soon, depending on what the ...

The 570 area code will run out of phone numbers in about three years, and Portland and Upper Mount Bethel Township could get new area codes, the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission said today. A ...

A spokeswoman for the state’s Public Utility Commission has confirmed that plans to introduce a new area code to portions of the region currently served by the 570 area code have been put on ...