CLEARFIELD – According to the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission, the 814 area code may be nearing the end of its lifespan.
According to a press release on their Web site, the 814 area code is expected to run out of numbers by 2012.
The press release also states that the alternatives include an overlay of a new area code and various geographic splits of the existing area code running east to west or north to south. More specifics on the plan can be found the PUC’s Web site.
The petition filed by Neustar before the PUC recommended an “overlay” plan, which means once the existing telephone numbers in the 814 area code are exhausted, new telephone services in that geographic region would be assigned telephone numbers out of the new area code. Ten-digit local dialing would then apply to all telephone calls.