--- title: "Area code 582: Pennsylvania, United States" url: "https://lookvalid.com/area-code/582.md" canonical_url: "https://lookvalid.com/area-code/582" last_updated: "2026-10-23" type: "reference" summary: "Area code 582 serves Pennsylvania, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Pennsylvania." --- # Area code 582: Pennsylvania, United States Area code 582 serves Pennsylvania, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Pennsylvania. NANPA lists 148 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 582, held by 24 holders across 84 rate centers. New Cingular Wireless PCS holds the most prefixes, 36 (24%). 100% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies. The FCC unwanted-call data has 52 complaints on file for 48 numbers in 582, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings. ## Facts - In service since: 2021-05-01 - Time zone: Eastern (E) - Assigned overlays: 814 (1947-01-01) - Prefixes in use: 148 - Pooled prefixes: 148 (100%) - Rate centers: 84 - Companies holding prefixes: 24 - Assignment dates on file: 2021-05-05 to 2026-06-02 (147 prefixes) - ZIP codes in its places: 104 ## Rate centers | Rate center | Prefixes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | BOALSBURG | 19 | 13% | | REYNOLDSVL | 18 | 12% | | ERIE | 6 | 4% | | ALTOONA | 5 | 3% | | HOLLIDYSBG | 4 | 3% | | JOHNSTOWN | 4 | 3% | | BELLEFONTE | 3 | 2% | | OIL CITY | 3 | 2% | | 76 other rate centers | 86 | 58% | ## Carriers | Holder | Prefixes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | New Cingular Wireless PCS | 36 | 24% | | Fractel | 18 | 12% | | Onvoy Spectrum | 17 | 11% | | Onvoy | 13 | 9% | | Ton80 Communications | 12 | 8% | | Commio | 10 | 7% | | 18 other carriers | 42 | 28% | 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 814, named as the parent of 582 in the NANPA report, was in service. - 2021-05-01: Area code 582 went into service. ## Nearest area codes The area codes closest to 582, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 412 (about 60 miles), 724 (about 63 miles), 878 (about 63 miles), 716 (about 100 miles) and 234 (about 115 miles). ## ZIP codes 104 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Erie, PA (26 ZIP codes), Johnstown, PA (8 ZIP codes) and Altoona, PA (3 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 52 complaints for 48 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year: - 2023: 5 - 2024: 5 - 2025: 9 ## Questions ### Where is area code 582? NANPA assigns area code 582 to Pennsylvania, United States. ### In which state does area code 582 sit? Pennsylvania. 582 is one of 15 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state. ### Which places does area code 582 cover? The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 582 are Erie, PA, Johnstown, PA and Altoona, PA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them. ### Who owns area code 582? NANPA assigns area codes. Within 582, New Cingular Wireless PCS holds the most prefixes, 36 prefixes or 24%. ### Which time zone does 582 use? The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 582 as Eastern (E). ### What year did 582 enter service? The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2021-05-01, so 582 has been in use since 2021. ### Does area code 582 have an overlay? Yes. 814 (in service 1947-01-01) shares the same area with 582, so numbers from all of them are local to each other. ### Which area codes are nearest to 582? The area codes closest to 582, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 412 (about 60 miles), 724 (about 63 miles), 878 (about 63 miles), 716 (about 100 miles) and 234 (about 115 miles). ### How many prefixes does area code 582 have? NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 148 prefixes in service in 582, spread over 84 rate centers and 24 holders. ### Are there complaints about 582 numbers? The FCC data on file has 52 complaints for 48 numbers in 582. 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).