📱 This is the new area code coming to the Pittsburgh-area

PITTSBURGH — A new area code is coming to western Pennsylvania, and a change in preparation for it starts this weekend.

The 814 area code, which covers all or parts of 27 Pennsylvania counties, is running out of numbers.

Part of Armstrong County, most of Clarion County, a small portion of Fayette County, parts of Indiana County, a portion of Mercer County, Somerset County, most of Venango County and the extreme northeastern corner of Westmoreland County are covered by the 814 area code.

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A new “overlay” area code, 582, will eventually be used side-by-side with the 814 area code. It will be assigned to new telephone numbers once the available numbers for the 814 area code run out.

Beginning Saturday, voluntary 10-digit dialing will start. It will then be mandatory starting April 3, 2021.

According to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the 814 area code was established in 1947 and is one of Pennsylvania’s four original area codes.

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