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Area code
570
In service
United States · since 1998

Northeastern PA

570 was created in 1998 by splitting the northern portion of the original 717 territory; it covers the northeast quadrant of Pennsylvania and is overlaid by 272.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Northeastern PA
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1998
Projected exhaust
2038 Q1

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 570 is

Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Communities served wholly or partly by 570:

ScrantonWilkes-BarreWilliamsportStroudsburgPottsville

Spans ~24 counties from Bradford in the north to Dauphin in the south.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 570 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Split from · 1998 717 Harrisburg/Lancaster/York 570 split from 717 on Dec 5, 1998.
Overlay · 2013 272 Northeastern PA (overlay) 272 overlays 570.
What's changing. Overlaid by 272; 10-digit dialing mandatory.
C · History

How 570 got here

1998-12-05
Created by split from 717; first new PA code outside Philadelphia/Pittsburgh.
Source: Wikipedia 570/272
2013-10-21
272 overlay entered service.
Source: Wikipedia 570/272
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
798
Prefixes available
2
Thousands-blocks assigned
3,929

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area codes 570 and 272
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.