If you live in the 570 area code, get ready to work a little harder to call your neighbors. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission said callers can now begin using 10 digits every time they place ...

Soon it's going to take a little extra effort on your part to make a phone call in the Poconos. Soon it's going to take a little extra effort on your part to make a phone call in the Poconos. 10-digit ...

West Scranton residents Don and Cheryl Tucker changed their cellphone carriers earlier this year and each was assigned a new phone number with a 272 area code. At first, they thought it was a mistake.

PUC is weighing three potentially confusing options as the 570 code will exhaust in late 2011. In a few years, 570 might no longer define Northeastern Pennsylvania. Earlier this month, a petition was ...

The 570 area code may be split in 18 months to accommodate the increase in phone usage, the state Public Utility Commission says. Or the entire 570 region will remain unchanged, but new customers will ...

West Scranton residents Don and Cheryl Tucker changed their cellphone carriers earlier this year and each was assigned a new phone number with a 272 area code. At first, they thought it was a mistake.

(WHTM) — When dialing the phone or texting someone, you may notice three numbers that come before the actual phone number. Area codes have been around since the 1940s and are apart of the North ...

A new initiative, #570Day, invites people living in the 570 area code to share their local pride via social media on Friday. Gina Gargano, director of Explore Schuylkill, said businesses, ...

Organizers of #570 Day say the event aims to spread positivity, local pride and celebrate the people and places within the 570 area code. WILKES-BARRE — Organizers of #570 Day say the event aims to ...