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272 Area Code

Area code 272 serves Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Williamsport, Horsham and nearby communities in Pennsylvania. It has been in service since October 21, 2013, when it was split from 570.

StatePennsylvania
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use336
Overlay with570
Projected to run out2038
ScrantonWilkes-BarreHazletonWilliamsportHorshamDunmoreMontgomeryvilleKingstonBloomsburgPottsvilleMountain TopNanticokeBerwickSunburyEast StroudsburgCarbondaleOld ForgeHatboroLock HavenPittstonArchbaldTamaquaArlington HeightsShamokinBlakelyMiltonTaylorSouth WilliamsportMoosicDickson CityStroudsburgPlymouthSierra ViewExeterMount CarmelSelinsgroveOlyphantSayreWest HazletonSchuylkill HavenLewisburgDuryeaClarks SummitScrantonWilkes-BarreHazletonWilliamsportHorshamPottsville
Cities and towns served by area code 272

Who issues 272 numbers

Mobile 35%VoIP and cable 37%Landline 29%

Share of the 336 prefixes (the three digits after 272) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T Mobility85
Onvoy (Sinch)79
Ton80 Communications35
Ip Horizon17
Verizon Wireless11
T-Mobile11
Bandwidth9
Fractel9

Cities and towns in area code 272

CityPopulationOther area codes
Scranton75,514570
Wilkes-Barre44,523570
Hazleton30,286570
Williamsport27,384570
Horsham15,866570
Dunmore14,249570
Montgomeryville13,572570
Kingston13,462570
Bloomsburg13,375570
Pottsville13,170570
Mountain Top11,856570
Nanticoke10,712570
Berwick10,297570
Sunbury9,495570
East Stroudsburg9,438570
Carbondale8,731570
Old Forge8,640570
Hatboro8,593570
Lock Haven8,500570
Pittston7,715570
Archbald7,598570
Tamaqua6,929570
Arlington Heights6,844570
Shamokin6,764570
Blakely6,611570
Milton6,457570
Taylor6,232570
South Williamsport6,124570
Moosic5,989570
Dickson City5,976570
Stroudsburg5,809570
Plymouth5,801570
Sierra View5,795570
Exeter5,587570
Mount Carmel5,579570
Selinsgrove5,488570
Olyphant5,390570
Sayre5,328570
West Hazleton5,284570
Schuylkill Haven5,253570

Showing the 40 largest of 43 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 272?

A 272 number was originally issued in Pennsylvania, but that does not prove the caller is there. 37% of 272 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 336 prefixes in area code 272

Format: (272) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 272

Where is area code 272?
Area code 272 is in Pennsylvania. It covers Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Williamsport, Horsham, Dunmore and 37 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 272?
Area code 272 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 272 a toll-free number?
No. 272 is a geographic area code in Pennsylvania. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 272 share its area with 570?
272 and 570 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 272 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 272/570 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2038. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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