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summary: "Area code 724 serves Pennsylvania, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Pennsylvania."
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# Area code 724: Pennsylvania, United States

Area code 724 serves Pennsylvania, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Pennsylvania.

NANPA lists 783 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 724, held by 44 holders across 162 rate centers.
Verizon Pennsylvania holds the most prefixes, 165 (21%). 78% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 2,451 complaints on file for 2,051 numbers in 724, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1998-02-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 878 (2001-08-17)
- Prefixes in use: 783
- Pooled prefixes: 612 (78%)
- Rate centers: 162
- Companies holding prefixes: 44
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-04 to 2024-04-26 (221 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 110

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GREENSBURG | 43 | 5% |
| WASHINGTON | 30 | 4% |
| UNIONTOWN | 25 | 3% |
| BUTLER | 24 | 3% |
| NEW CASTLE | 24 | 3% |
| INDIANA | 20 | 3% |
| ROCHESTER | 20 | 3% |
| SHARON | 20 | 3% |
| 154 other rate centers | 577 | 74% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon Pennsylvania | 165 | 21% |
| Teleport Communications America | 74 | 9% |
| Level 3 Communications | 69 | 9% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 60 | 8% |
| Verizon Wireless | 59 | 8% |
| Windstream Pennsylvania | 51 | 7% |
| 38 other carriers | 305 | 39% |

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 412, named as the parent of 724 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1998-02-01: Area code 724 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 724, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 412 (about 10 miles), 582 (about 63 miles), 814 (about 64 miles), 234 (about 81 miles) and 330 (about 81 miles).

## ZIP codes

110 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are New Castle, PA (6 ZIP codes), Butler, PA (3 ZIP codes) and Greensburg, 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

2,451 complaints for 2,051 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 104
- 2024: 83
- 2025: 95

## Questions

### Where is area code 724?

NANPA assigns area code 724 to Pennsylvania, United States.

### In which state does area code 724 sit?

Pennsylvania. 724 is one of 15 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 724 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 724 are New Castle, PA, Butler, PA and Greensburg, PA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 724?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 724, Verizon Pennsylvania holds the most prefixes, 165 prefixes or 21%.

### Which time zone does 724 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 724 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 724 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1998-02-01, so 724 has been in use since 1998.

### Does area code 724 have an overlay?

Yes. 878 (in service 2001-08-17) shares the same area with 724, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 724?

The area codes closest to 724, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 412 (about 10 miles), 582 (about 63 miles), 814 (about 64 miles), 234 (about 81 miles) and 330 (about 81 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 724 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 783 prefixes in service in 724, spread over 162 rate centers and 44 holders.

### Are there complaints about 724 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 2,451 complaints for 2,051 numbers in 724. 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).