West Scranton residents Don and Cheryl Tucker changed their cellphone carriers earlier this year and each was assigned a new phone number with a 272 area code. At first, they thought it was a mistake.

West Scranton residents Don and Cheryl Tucker changed their cellphone carriers earlier this year and each was assigned a new phone number with a 272 area code. At first, they thought it was a mistake.

People living in the current 570 area code will have to dial 10-digit numbers. The days of new phone numbers being handed out in the 570 area code are, well, numbered. Residents and businesses in ...

The 570 area code may be split in 18 months to accommodate the increase in phone usage, the state Public Utility Commission says. Or the entire 570 region will remain unchanged, but new customers will ...

Soon it's going to take a little extra effort on your part to make a phone call in the Poconos. Soon it's going to take a little extra effort on your part to make a phone call in the Poconos. 10-digit ...

If you live in the 570 area code, get ready to work a little harder to call your neighbors. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission said callers can now begin using 10 digits every time they place ...

The 570 area code will run out of phone numbers in about three years, and Portland and Upper Mount Bethel Township could get new area codes, the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission said today. A ...