Area code 223

Where area code 223 is

NANPA lists 223 as an in-service geographic area code for Pennsylvania, first put into service on September 26, 2017. It is an overlay: 223 and 717 cover the same territory, so neighbors on the same street can have different area codes. It is in the Eastern time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include York, Columbia, Lancaster, Lebanon, and Carlisle. By population, its largest named places are Lancaster, Middletown, York, Manheim, and Lebanon.

Cities and towns in area code 223

223 holds 3.1% of the 8,256 central office codes assigned in Pennsylvania, the 11th most of the state's 15 codes. 76 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 223 exchanges; the most populous are Lancaster (58,441), Middletown (45,847), York (45,241), and Manheim (44,443). Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

Dialing 223 numbers

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 223 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number). Because local calls need the area code, business cards, signage and website copy should always show the full ten-digit number. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "All calls within and between the 717 and 223 NPAs can be dialed as 10D or 1+10D. Calls to other NPAs must be dialed as 1+10D."

Phone companies in area code 223

34 carriers hold the 252 central office codes assigned in 223. Onvoy, LLC - Pa has the most, with 77 (31%). 251 of the codes (100%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. The code holder is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number today, since numbers can be ported between providers.

Local calling areas in 223

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 223 has codes in 107 rate centers. Rate center names in the file are abbreviations; where one matches a Census place, the table links to that city's local-number page.

Number supply in 223

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 252 are assigned in 223, 32% of 800. 202 were assigned in 2020 or later.

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