Area code
814
In service
United States · since 1947

Erie/Altoona/State College

One of the original 1947 area codes, 814 is the largest NPA in Pennsylvania and the only one of the state's four original codes to keep its original boundaries; it is overlaid by 582.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Erie/Altoona/State College
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1947
Projected exhaust
2055 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 814 is

Northwestern and central Pennsylvania.

Communities served wholly or partly by 814:

ErieAltoonaJohnstownState CollegeDuBoisBradford

Spans parts of twenty-seven counties from Erie in the northwest to Somerset in the south-central region.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 814 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?

Overlay · 2021 582 Northwestern/Central PA (overlay) 582 overlays 814.
What's changing. Overlaid by 582 (since 2021).
C · History

How 814 got here

1947
Established as an original area code for NW/central PA; retains original boundaries.
Source: Wikipedia 814/582
2021-05-01
582 overlay in-service date.
Source: Wikipedia 814/582
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
800
Prefixes available
0
Thousands-blocks assigned
3,938

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 814 and 582
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.