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717 Area Code

Area code 717 serves Lancaster, Harrisburg, York, Lebanon, Chambersburg and nearby communities in Pennsylvania. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StatePennsylvania
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use784
Overlay with223
Projected to run out2054
LancasterHarrisburgYorkLebanonChambersburgCarlisleColonial ParkHanoverWeigelstownHersheyEphrataElizabethtownWaynesboroProgressShilohColumbiaMechanicsburgWillow StreetMiddletownLititzMillersvilleLewistownGettysburgParkvilleMount JoyCamp HillLeolaPalmyraNew CumberlandLower AllenRutherfordLinglestownRed LionSteeltonSchlusserEnolaCampbelltownNew HollandShippensburgNew FreedomWest YorkLancasterHarrisburgYorkLebanonChambersburgCarlisle
Cities and towns served by area code 717

Who issues 717 numbers

Mobile 26%VoIP and cable 21%Landline 54%

Share of the 784 prefixes (the three digits after 717) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon181
Brightspeed Of Pennsylvania80
AT&T Mobility77
Verizon Wireless72
Lumen (Level 3)65
PCS One52
Windstream34
Comcast (Xfinity)27

Cities and towns in area code 717

CityPopulationOther area codes
Lancaster58,366223
Harrisburg50,522223
York45,342223
Lebanon26,479223
Chambersburg23,376223
Carlisle22,693223
Colonial Park18,125223
Hanover16,684223
Weigelstown15,401223
Hershey14,334223
Ephrata13,647223
Elizabethtown11,961223
Waynesboro11,190223
Progress11,143223
Shiloh11,022223
Columbia10,314223
Mechanicsburg10,037223
Willow Street10,010223
Middletown9,776223
Lititz9,689223
Millersville9,280223
Lewistown8,385223
Gettysburg8,365223
Parkville8,354223
Mount Joy8,319223
Camp Hill8,199223
Leola8,107223
Palmyra7,762223
New Cumberland7,590223
Lower Allen7,582223
Rutherford6,982223
Linglestown6,747223
Red Lion6,523223
Steelton6,328223
Schlusser5,926223
Enola5,913223
Campbelltown5,759223
New Holland5,754223
Shippensburg5,615223
New Freedom5,116223

Showing the 40 largest of 41 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 717?

A 717 number was originally issued in Pennsylvania, but that does not prove the caller is there. 21% of 717 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 784 prefixes in area code 717

Format: (717) 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 717

Where is area code 717?
Area code 717 is in Pennsylvania. It covers Lancaster, Harrisburg, York, Lebanon, Chambersburg, Carlisle and 35 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 717?
Area code 717 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 717 a toll-free number?
No. 717 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 717 share its area with 223?
223 and 717 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 717 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 223/717 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2054. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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