Area code 717 — Pennsylvania

Area code 717 is in Pennsylvania and serves Harrisburg, Gettysburg, Lancaster, York. Time zone, overlays, counties and ZIP codes.

LocationPennsylvania (Harrisburg, Gettysburg, Lancaster, York, and most of south-central Pennsylvania)
Main placesHarrisburg, Gettysburg, Lancaster, York
StatePennsylvania
StatusIn service · since 1947
Time zoneEastern ·
Overlay codes223
Overlays share the same area. Local calls usually need 10-digit dialing.
Local dialing10 digits

History

Counties (approximate)

AdamsAdams CountyChester CountyCumberlandCumberland CountyDauphinDauphin CountyFranklinFranklin CountyFulton CountyHuntingdon CountyJuniata CountyLancasterLancaster CountyLebanonLebanon CountyNorthumberland CountyPerry CountySnyder CountyYorkYork County

ZIP codes in area code 717

Approximate: area code boundaries follow telephone rate centers, not ZIP codes.

17001 Camp Hill17003 Annville17005 Berrysburg17006 Blain17007 Boiling Springs17010 Campbelltown17011 Camp Hill17012 Camp Hill17013 Carlisle17014 Cocolamus17015 Carlisle17016 Cornwall17017 Dalmatia17018 Dauphin17019 Dillsburg17020 Duncannon17022 Elizabethtown17023 Elizabethville17024 Elliottsburg17025 Enola17026 Fredericksburg17027 Grantham17028 Grantville17030 Gratz17032 Halifax17033 Hershey17034 Highspire17036 Hummelstown17037 Ickesburg17038 Jonestown17040 Landisburg17041 Lawn17042 Lebanon17043 Lemoyne17045 Liverpool17046 Lebanon17047 Loysville17048 Lykens17049 Mc Alisterville17050 Mechanicsburg

Format a 717 number

US numbers are written as (717) 555-0123 or 717-555-0123. From outside the US, dial +1 717 555 0123.

Is a call from 717 a scam?

An area code only tells you where a number was assigned. Caller ID can be faked (“spoofed”), so do not trust a call just because the area code looks local. Never share codes or payment details with unexpected callers.

Sources: NANPA via NumberResearch.org (CC BY 4.0); place names and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). See data sources.