Area code 814

Area code 814 at a glance

Area code 814 is a geographic area code in Pennsylvania, in service since January 1, 1947, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). It is an overlay: 814 and 582 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 Erie, Altoona, Johnstown, State College, and Meadville. By population, its largest named places are Erie, Altoona, State College, Fairview, and Johnstown.

Where 814 numbers are local

814 holds 9.5% of the 8,256 central office codes assigned in Pennsylvania, the 4th most of the state's 15 codes. 134 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 814 exchanges; the most populous are Erie (92,940), Altoona (42,719), State College (41,228), and Fairview (17,944). Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

How calls are dialed in 814

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 814 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: "1+10 digit dialing for all HNPA and FNPA calls permissible at each service provider discretion"

Carriers with 814 numbers

54 carriers hold the 784 central office codes assigned in 814. Verizon Pennsylvania, INC. has the most, with 110 (14%). 622 of the codes (79%) 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 814

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 814 has codes in 178 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.

814 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 814, 98% of 800. 34 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Using area code 814 for business calls

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Porting a number you already use in area code 814 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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