Geographic Regions and Area Codes

Area code 570 serves a significant portion of northeastern Pennsylvania. This area code covers a total of 21 counties, including Luzerne, Lackawanna, Schuylkill, Lycoming, and Northumberland. Key cities within this area code include Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, Hazleton, Bloomsburg, and Pottsville. The area code was created in 1998 from a split of area code 717 and has an overlay with area code 272, which was added in 2013. This means that both 570 and 272 serve the same geographic region, requiring ten-digit dialing for local calls.

Major regions within the 570 area code include:

  • Scranton
  • Wilkes-Barre
  • Williamsport
  • Hazleton
  • Bloomsburg
  • Pottsville