CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Hanover, PA
Hanover's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Hanover number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 717 / 223
- Exchanges
- 20NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 11
- Population
- 16,728Census 2024 est.
Hanover area codes
With 16,728 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Hanover sits in York County, Pennsylvania. NANPA lists 20 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 717 has the most (15, 75%). 717 is part of an overlay with 223, so a new local number in Hanover may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Hanover is in the Eastern time zone.
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).
Phone carriers in Hanover
11 carriers hold the 20 exchanges assigned to Hanover's rate center. D&e/omnipoint Wirel Joint Vent LP d/b/a PCS One has the most, with 5. 14 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D&e/omnipoint Wirel Joint Vent LP d/b/a PCS One | 5 | 25% |
| Brightspeed of Pennsylvania, LLC | 5 | 25% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC | 2 | 10% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Pa | 1 | 5.0% |
| Callworks Corporation | 1 | 5.0% |
| Core Communications, INC. - Pa | 1 | 5.0% |
| Commio, LLC | 1 | 5.0% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 5.0% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Pa | 1 | 5.0% |
| Windstream D & E Systems, INC. - Pa | 1 | 5.0% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 1 | 5.0% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Hanover
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Hanover. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 4 of the 20 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 223 | 267, 303, 359, 400, 867 |
| 717 | 316, 451, 465, 521, 524, 630, 632, 633, 634, 637, 646, 698, 797, 965, 969 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Hanover's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Hanover numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 20% |
| 2010s | 4 | 40% |
| 2020s | 4 | 40% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Hanover
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Hanover, those come from the HANOVER rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 717 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
The local business market
Hanover is part of the York-Hanover, PA metro area, home to 471,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 8,840 business establishments in the York, PA metro area in 2023, employing 176,202 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are other services (except public administration) (1,246), retail trade (1,183), and health care and social assistance (989).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 336 | 5,720 | 17.0 |
| Full-service restaurants | 218 | 5,502 | 25.2 |
| Landscaping services | 192 | 976 | 5.1 |
| General automotive repair shops | 185 | 849 | 4.6 |
| Physician practices | 184 | 4,868 | 26.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 163 | 689 | 4.2 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 156 | 1,672 | 10.7 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 134 | — | — |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Hanover business line
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Hanover, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
The comparison below uses 20 users, the rounded average establishment size in the York, PA metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $499.00 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $600.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 20 people cost $399.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $399.00 | $4,788.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $380.00 | $4,560.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $460.00 | $5,520.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $499.00 | $5,988.00 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $600.00 | $7,200.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Hanover, PA?
Hanover has exchanges in 717 and 223; 717 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Hanover?
11, holding 20 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Hanover business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Hanover?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 20 users come to $399.00 a month. For comparison, 20 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $600.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).