Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin later this year in 16 ...

An overlay would require residents to dial the area code plus the seven-digit phone number to call others within the 16 counties. The 717 area code is projected to run out of phone numbers in 2018.

HARRISBURG — It's about to take a little longer for people in the 717 area code in central Pennsylvania to make phone calls. The state Public Utility Commission said Tuesday that on Aug. 26, callers ...