It includes cities such as Altoona, Erie, Johnstown and State College, and covers all or parts of 27 counties, including Armstrong northeastern portion only ; Bedford; Blair; Cambria; Cameron; Centre majority of the county ; Clarion all except portions of west ; Clearfield; Clinton small portions ; Crawford all except southwestern portion ; Elk; Erie; Fayette small portions ; Forest; Fulton western portions ; Huntingdon except Kishacoquillas Valley ; Indiana northern and eastern portions only ; Jefferson; McKean; Mercer extreme northeastern portion ; Mifflin extreme southwestern corner ; Potter; Somerset; Tioga western portions only ; Venango all except southeastern corner ; Warren; and Westmoreland extreme northeastern corner only.
October 3, — Residents and businesses are encouraged to voluntarily start digit dialing for calls in the area code. April 3, — digit dialing will be required for all calls. To help consumers and businesses in the region adjust to the upcoming change, the PUC approved a timetable to implement the new overlay — which has been revised slightly at the request of the telecommunications industry:.
It includes cities such as Altoona, Erie, Johnstown and State College, and covers all or parts of 27 counties, including Armstrong northeastern portion only ; Bedford; Blair; Cambria; Cameron; Centre majority of the county ; Clarion all except portions of west ; Clearfield; Clinton small portions ; Crawford all except southwestern portion ; Elk; Erie; Fayette small portions ; Forest; Fulton western portions ; Huntingdon except Kishacoquillas Valley ; Indiana northern and eastern portions only ; Jefferson; McKean; Mercer extreme northeastern portion ; Mifflin extreme southwestern corner ; Potter; Somerset; Tioga western portions only ; Venango all except southeastern corner ; Warren; and Westmoreland extreme northeastern corner only.
It is the largest area code in the state and the last to undergo changes because existing phone numbers have been exhausted. Subscribe If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to receive more just like it. Privacy guaranteed.
We never share your info. More than 40 petitions were signed and sent to the PUC. A website, www. The strategy worked. In April , the PUC voted not to split the area code, reversing its decision. Now the PUC is finalizing plans to add the area code to the entire area, a process called an overlay. Adding a second area code is needed because there are few numbers left to assign to new residents or businesses.
Despite the inconvenience of having to dial 10 digits for every call, there has been little resistance to the change this time, PUC spokesman Nils Hagen-Frederiksen said. There have been no petitions, no protests and few complaints.
It doesn't affect the identity people might have with the area code. It's a significant change for the area code, which was created in when area codes were adopted, Hagen-Frederiksen said. The is the state's largest area code in terms of square mileage and is the only one in the state that hasn't been split or overlaid since its creation.
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