Changes are coming to the 717 area code, but one thing that won’t change under this plan is your phone number.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The days of seven-digit dialing are coming to an end in the 717 area code. A new 223 area code is being added Saturday to the area covered by the 717 area code. The ...

Telephone providers say the midstate will need a second area code by summer 2012 when 717 numbers are expected to be used up.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has voted to delay changes to the 16-county region currently using the 717 area code while it gathers input on how to go about it.

The 717 area code is expected to run out of phone numbers in fall 2012, as cell phones and computers quickly gobble them up. Possible solutions fall into two broad categories.

With phone numbers in the 717 area code projected to be used up in the third quarter of 2012, the state Public Utility Commission is seeking public input on a proposal to create an “overlay ...

The 717 area code is projected to run out of phone numbers in 2018. PUC representatives say most telephone companies prefer the overlay option.

HARRISBURG — It's about to take a little longer for people in the 717 area code in central Pennsylvania to make phone calls.