Area code
610
In service
United States · since 1994

Allentown/Reading/Western Suburbs

610 was placed in service in 1994 as a split from 215, covering the Lehigh Valley, Reading, and Philadelphia's western and southern suburbs; it is overlaid by 484 and 835.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Allentown/Reading/Western Suburbs
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1994
Projected exhaust
2050 Q3

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 610 is

Eastern/southeastern Pennsylvania outside the city of Philadelphia.

Communities served wholly or partly by 610:

AllentownBethlehemReadingWest ChesterChesterEastonNorristown

Covers all/parts of Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 610 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 · 1994 215 Philadelphia 610 split from 215 on Jan 8, 1994.
Overlay · 1999 484 Allentown/Reading (overlay) 484 overlays 610.
Overlay · 2022 835 Allentown/Reading (overlay) 835 second overlay on 610.
What's changing. Active three-code overlay (610/484/835).
C · History

How 610 got here

1994-01-08
Placed in service as a split from 215.
Source: Wikipedia 610/484/835
1999-06-05
484 overlay added with mandatory 10-digit dialing.
Source: Wikipedia 610/484/835
2022-09-02
835 second overlay CO code assignments began.
Source: Wikipedia 610/484/835
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
800
Prefixes available
0
Thousands-blocks assigned
2,278

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

Compare 610 with another code →
Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area codes 610, 484, and 835
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.