Area Code Overview

Area code 272 is a geographic telephone area code in Pennsylvania that went into service on October 21, 2013. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,151,742.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

Area Code: 272
State: Pennsylvania
Type: General Purpose Code
In Service Date: October 21, 2013
Overlay Complex: 272/570
Local Dialing Plan: This area does require you to dial the area code when calling locally.

Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 272

This area code is tied for 278th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 10th out of 15.

2,573,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 272

Total assigned 2,573,000

Wireless

1,091,000 assigned

42.40%

Wireline and VoIP

1,156,000 assigned

44.93%

Other / Unclassified

326,000 assigned

12.67%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 272

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 1,091,000

Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.

AT&T Wireless 828,000 (75.89%)

Verizon Wireless 131,000 (12.01%)

T-Mobile 129,000 (11.82%)

LIMITLESS MOBILE, LLC 2,000 (0.18%)

Optimum Mobile 1,000 (0.09%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 272

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 1,156,000

Onvoy 599,000 (51.82%)

Spectrum 191,000 (16.52%)

Telnyx 58,000 (5.02%)

Commio 52,000 (4.50%)

Bandwidth 47,000 (4.07%)

Comcast Business 46,000 (3.98%)

Lumen 41,000 (3.55%)

Peerless Network 41,000 (3.55%)

TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 22,000 (1.90%)

NUSO 12,000 (1.04%)

AT&T 11,000 (0.95%)

MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 11,000 (0.95%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 272

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 326,000

CORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - PA 128,000 (39.26%)

TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 80,000 (24.54%)

IP HORIZON LLC 68,000 (20.86%)

FRACTEL, LLC 15,000 (4.60%)

TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - PA 9,000 (2.76%)

AHOI LLC 6,000 (1.84%)

HD CARRIER LLC 6,000 (1.84%)

NORTH PENN LONG DISTANCE CORPORATION 5,000 (1.53%)

EXIANT COMMUNICATIONS LLC 3,000 (0.92%)

IDT AMERICA, CORP. - PA 2,000 (0.61%)

CALLWORKS CORPORATION 1,000 (0.31%)

CTSI, INC. - PA 1,000 (0.31%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 272

These geographic regions are also served by area code 570.

How These Figures Were Built

These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 272, not live customer counts.

Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.

They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.

Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.

Last refreshed: April 15, 2026 6:22 pm