Area code 717
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Area code 717 is a telephone area code which serves south central Pennsylvania, used in the Harrisburg-Lancaster-York metropolitan areas.
717 was one of the original area codes established in 1947. It originally covered the eastern half of the state except for the Delaware and Lehigh valleys. It stretched from the Maryland border to the south to the New York and New Jersey borders, making it the largest of Pennsylvania's original four area codes and the second-largest east of the Mississippi River that didn't cover an entire state (behind Michigan's 616). The 717 area code was split on December 5, 1998, when the northern portion (centered on Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport) became area code 570.
As of May 2005, the subscriber number pool of the 717 area code was allocated by 52%, with 48% still unassigned. On July 1, 2009, the North American Numbering Plan Administration reported that the 717 area code would be exhausted by late 2013. The recommendation is to overlay 717 with a yet-to-be-assigned area code, although a split has not been ruled out.[citation needed][needs update]
Service area
The 717 area code serves parts of sixteen counties in Pennsylvania.[1]
- Adams County
- Berks County (portions of west)
- Chester County (extreme western portion)
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County (all except a portion of its NW)
- Huntingdon County (Kishacoquillas Valley only)
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County (all except a portion of its extreme NE)
- Lebanon County (all except a portion of its extreme SE)
- Mifflin County (all except a portion of its extreme SW)
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County (a small part of this county may be assigned 717, however the vast majority is 570/272, with some portions in 610/484)
- Snyder County (portions of south)
- York County
See also
References
External links
- North American Numbering Plan Administration
- Map
- List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 717 Area Code
| Pennsylvania area codes: 215, 267, 272, 412, 484, 570, 610, 717, 724, 814, 878 | ||
|---|---|---|
| North: 570/272 | ||
| West: 814 | area code 717 | East: 610/484 |
| South: 301/240, 410/443 | ||
| Maryland area codes: 240/301, 410/443/667 | ||
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