Area codes 570 and 272 are

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s serving the northeast quadrant of

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, including the cities/towns of

Scranton Scranton is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lackawanna County. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 U.S. census, Scranton is the largest city in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Wyoming V ...

Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre ( or ) is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It is the s ...

, Williamsport,

Stroudsburg Stroudsburg is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It lies within the Pocono Mountains, Poconos region, approximately five miles (8 km) from the Delaware Water Gap at the confluence ...

, East Stroudsburg,

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, Carbondale, Hazleton,

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, Towanda, Bloomsburg, Sayre, Tunkhannock, Berwick, Milford, Montrose,

Honesdale Honesdale is a borough in and the county seat of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough's population was 4,458 at the time of the 2020 census. Honesdale is located northeast of Scranton in a rural area that provides many recrea ...

, Pocono Pines,

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, Tamaqua, Shavertown,

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, Mahanoy City, Sunbury,

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, as far south as Pottsville and as far west as

Lock Haven Lock Haven is the county seat of Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located near the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Creek, it is the principal city of the Lock Haven Micropolitan Statistical Area ...

. 570 is the main area code, while 272 is an

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covering the same territory as 570. 570 was split from

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on December 5, 1998. It was the first new Pennsylvania area code created outside

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and

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since the implementation of the area code system. In 2009, it was projected that 570 would run out of numbers in the third quarter of 2011. The

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considered four options—an overlay plan and three split plans. All but one of the splits would have left Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, the two largest cities in the 570 territory, within the same area code. On July 15, 2010, the PUC decided the new area code, 272, would be implemented as an overlay. 272 officially entered service on March 28, 2013.

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became mandatory in northeastern Pennsylvania on September 21, 2013. In 2015 there were 11 available exchanges in 570. By 2017, 570 had been completely exhausted; only one exchange was left in February, and that exchange was exhausted by May.

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Locations are approximate. Area code 570/272 may only cover a portion of these counties, and it may spill into neighboring areas not listed. Bradford County, Carbon County,

Centre County Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its county seat is Bellefonte. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The lan ...

Clinton County Clinton County may refer to: *Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States: **Clinton County, New York **Clinton County, Ohio *Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, s ...

, Columbia County,

Dauphin County Dauphin County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Daffin Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat and the largest city is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and ninth ...

, Juniata County,

Lackawanna County Lackawanna County (; unm, Lèkaohane) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and had a population of 215,896 as of the 2020 census. Its county seat and largest city is Scranton. The county ...

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Lycoming County Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. Its county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. ...

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, Northampton County, Northumberland County, Pike County, Potter County, Schuylkill County, Snyder County,

Susquehanna County Susquehanna County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,434 Its county seat is Montrose. The county was created on February 21, 1810, from p ...

, Sullivan County, Tioga County, Union County, Wayne County, Wyoming County

Municipalities

Avoca, Berwick, Brodheadsville, Carbondale,

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, East Stroudsburg,

Elysburg Elysburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is seventy miles north of Harrisburg. The population was 2,194 at the 2010 census. The area's biggest attraction is Knoebels ...

, Frackville, Freeland, Gouldsboro, Great Bend, Hallstead, Hazleton,

, Kingston,

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, Lansford, Mahanoy City, Milford, Montoursville,

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, Mount Pocono, Mountain Top,

, Nescopeck, Nesquehoning, Orwigsburg, Pine Grove,

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, Portland, Pottsville, Sayre,

, Shamokin, Shenandoah,

, Sunbury,

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, Tamaqua, Tannersville, Taylor, Tobyhanna, Towanda, Tunkhannock, Weatherly, West Hazleton,

, Williamsport

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North American Numbering Plan Administration
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570 __NOTOC__ Year 570 (Roman numerals, DLXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The Denomination (currency), denomination 570 for this year has been used since the early medieval ...

Telecommunications-related introductions in 1998 Telecommunications-related introductions in 2013

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Municipalities

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