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title: "Area code 814: Pennsylvania, United States"
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summary: "Area code 814 serves Pennsylvania, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Pennsylvania."
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# Area code 814: Pennsylvania, United States

Area code 814 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 814, held by 51 holders across 178 rate centers.
Verizon Pennsylvania holds the most prefixes, 110 (14%). 79% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 2,469 complaints on file for 2,023 numbers in 814, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1947-01-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 582 (2021-05-01)
- Prefixes in use: 783
- Pooled prefixes: 621 (79%)
- Rate centers: 178
- Companies holding prefixes: 51
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-03-14 to 2024-08-14 (325 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 164

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ERIE | 86 | 11% |
| ALTOONA | 52 | 7% |
| JOHNSTOWN | 36 | 5% |
| STATECOLLG | 30 | 4% |
| MEADVILLE | 16 | 2% |
| BELLEFONTE | 15 | 2% |
| SOMERSET | 14 | 2% |
| CLARION | 13 | 2% |
| 170 other rate centers | 521 | 67% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Verizon Pennsylvania | 110 | 14% |
| Verizon North | 98 | 13% |
| Windstream Pennsylvania | 71 | 9% |
| Verizon Wireless | 59 | 8% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 54 | 7% |
| Core Communications | 48 | 6% |
| 45 other carriers | 343 | 44% |

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 went into service.
- 2021-05-01: Area code 582 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 814.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 814, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 412 (about 60 miles), 724 (about 64 miles), 878 (about 64 miles), 716 (about 103 miles) and 234 (about 120 miles).

## ZIP codes

164 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

2,469 complaints for 2,023 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 85
- 2024: 74
- 2025: 82

## Questions

### Where is area code 814?

NANPA assigns area code 814 to Pennsylvania, United States.

### In which state does area code 814 sit?

Pennsylvania. 814 is one of 15 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 814 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 814 are Erie, PA, Johnstown, PA and Altoona, PA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 814?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 814, Verizon Pennsylvania holds the most prefixes, 110 prefixes or 14%.

### Which time zone does 814 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 814 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 814 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 814 has been in use since 1947.

### Does area code 814 have an overlay?

Yes. 582 (in service 2021-05-01) shares the same area with 814, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 814?

The area codes closest to 814, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 412 (about 60 miles), 724 (about 64 miles), 878 (about 64 miles), 716 (about 103 miles) and 234 (about 120 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 814 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 783 prefixes in service in 814, spread over 178 rate centers and 51 holders.

### Are there complaints about 814 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 2,469 complaints for 2,023 numbers in 814. 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).