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title: "Area code 570: Pennsylvania, United States"
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summary: "Area code 570 serves Pennsylvania, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Pennsylvania."
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# Area code 570: Pennsylvania, United States

Area code 570 serves Pennsylvania, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Pennsylvania.

NANPA lists 781 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 570, held by 53 holders across 180 rate centers.
Verizon Pennsylvania holds the most prefixes, 155 (20%). 74% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 2,333 complaints on file for 1,896 numbers in 570, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1998-12-05
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 272 (2013-10-21)
- Prefixes in use: 781
- Pooled prefixes: 577 (74%)
- Rate centers: 180
- Companies holding prefixes: 53
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-17 to 2026-01-13 (265 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 132

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SCRANTON | 64 | 8% |
| WILKSBARRE | 45 | 6% |
| WILLIAMSPT | 33 | 4% |
| STROUDSBG | 31 | 4% |
| PITTSTON | 29 | 4% |
| HAZLETON | 21 | 3% |
| POTTSVILLE | 20 | 3% |
| BLOOMSBURG | 19 | 2% |
| 172 other rate centers | 519 | 66% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon Pennsylvania | 155 | 20% |
| Commonwealth Telephone Company | 75 | 10% |
| Verizon Wireless | 75 | 10% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 68 | 9% |
| Core Communications | 62 | 8% |
| Level 3 Communications | 53 | 7% |
| 47 other carriers | 293 | 38% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 717, named as the parent of 570 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1998-12-05: Area code 570 went into service.
- 2013-10-21: Area code 272 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 570.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 570, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 835 (about 61 miles), 484 (about 65 miles), 610 (about 65 miles), 607 (about 71 miles) and 215 (about 82 miles).

## ZIP codes

132 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Scranton, PA (13 ZIP codes), Pittston, PA (3 ZIP codes) and Dallas, PA (2 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

2,333 complaints for 1,896 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 109
- 2024: 75
- 2025: 95

## Questions

### Where is area code 570?

NANPA assigns area code 570 to Pennsylvania, United States.

### In which state does area code 570 sit?

Pennsylvania. 570 is one of 15 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 570 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 570 are Scranton, PA, Pittston, PA and Dallas, PA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 570?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 570, Verizon Pennsylvania holds the most prefixes, 155 prefixes or 20%.

### Which time zone does 570 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 570 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 570 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1998-12-05, so 570 has been in use since 1998.

### Does area code 570 have an overlay?

Yes. 272 (in service 2013-10-21) shares the same area with 570, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 570?

The area codes closest to 570, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 835 (about 61 miles), 484 (about 65 miles), 610 (about 65 miles), 607 (about 71 miles) and 215 (about 82 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 570 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 781 prefixes in service in 570, spread over 180 rate centers and 53 holders.

### Are there complaints about 570 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 2,333 complaints for 1,896 numbers in 570. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).