Area code 717

Where area code 717 is

717 is one of 15 geographic area codes serving Pennsylvania; NANPA records its in-service date as January 1, 1947. It is an overlay: 717 and 223 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 Lancaster, York, Lebanon, Chambersburg, and Carlisle. By population, its largest named places are Lancaster, Middletown, York, Manheim, and Lebanon.

Where 717 numbers are local

717 holds 9.5% of the 8,256 central office codes assigned in Pennsylvania, the 3rd most of the state's 15 codes. 76 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 717 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 717 numbers

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 717 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 717

42 carriers hold the 784 central office codes assigned in 717. Verizon Pennsylvania, INC. has the most, with 121 (15%). 559 of the codes (71%) 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.

Rate centers and towns in 717

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 717 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.

717 code assignments over time

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). 784 are assigned in 717, 98% of 800. 4 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Using area code 717 for business calls

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Porting a number you already use in area code 717 is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

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