Where Is the 570 Area Code? Scranton and Northeastern Pennsylvania

If a call from the 570 area code just showed up on your phone, you're hearing from northeastern Pennsylvania — a sprawling region stretching from the Poconos to the New York border, anchored by the historic coal-country cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.

This guide covers everything worth knowing about the 570 area code: where it's located, which cities and communities it covers, what time zone it runs on, the overlay that now shares its territory, the scam patterns to watch for, and how to get a local 570 number if you're opening a business or expanding into northeastern Pennsylvania.

The 570 area code covers a large stretch of northeastern and north-central Pennsylvania. It's one of the largest area codes by land area in the state, home to a growing logistics and warehousing sector, several regional universities, and a popular tourism economy centered on the Pocono Mountains.

Major cities and communities in the 570 area code include:

• Scranton: the anchor city and largest population center in the numbering plan area
• Wilkes-Barre: a historic coal-region city anchoring the Wyoming Valley
• Williamsport: home to the Little League World Series and a regional business hub
• Hazleton: an established community in the southern part of the region
• Stroudsburg and the Pocono Mountains: a major tourism and vacation-home corridor

Geographically, the 570 numbering plan area covers a huge swath of northeastern Pennsylvania, a corridor stretching from the Poconos through the Wyoming Valley and up toward the New York state line. Its footprint spans former coal country, several college towns, and a fast-growing warehouse and distribution belt feeding the broader Northeast Corridor.

The 570 area code went into service on December 5, 1998, splitting off from the 717 area code, one of Pennsylvania's original area codes, which at the time covered a huge stretch of the state including Harrisburg. Regulators created 570 to serve the fast-growing northeastern corner of Pennsylvania on its own, separate from the state capital region.

At launch, 570 became the 247th area code activated in the country, reflecting just how much telecom demand had grown across Pennsylvania since the original numbering plan was created decades earlier.

By the late 2000s, growth across northeastern Pennsylvania pushed 570 toward exhaustion. Rather than splitting the region a second time, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved 272 as an all-services overlay covering the exact same territory as 570, according to an detailed coverage of the 272 rollout, with the overlay going into service October 21, 2013. Existing 570 numbers are unaffected; 272 is only assigned to newly issued lines.

Because 570 and 272 now share the same territory, every call in the region — even between two neighbors calling each other in the same Scranton zip code — requires the full area code plus the seven-digit number. Mandatory 10-digit dialing took effect September 21, 2013, about a month ahead of the new area code's activation.

The entire 570 area code sits in the Eastern Time Zone, observing:

• Eastern Standard Time (EST): UTC−5, in the winter months
• Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): UTC−4, from early March through early November

That means a 570 number keeps the same business hours as New York, Atlanta, and most of the East Coast — helpful to keep in mind when coordinating with West Coast teams or customers.

Area code 570 itself is completely legitimate — it's simply the dialing code for a large, real part of northeastern Pennsylvania. But like most active area codes, it's frequently spoofed by scammers who fake a local caller ID so residents are more likely to answer a call that looks like it's coming from their own neighborhood.

Common scams reported against 570 numbers include:

• Government impersonation: callers posing as the IRS, Social Security Administration, or a process server threatening legal action or claiming your identity was stolen
• One-ring (Wangiri) scams: a call rings once and disappears, hoping you'll call back a premium-rate number
• Fake vacation rental and timeshare scams: bogus offers exploiting the Pocono Mountains' large tourism and vacation-home market
• Neighbor spoofing: scammers deliberately match the first six digits of your own number to appear more trustworthy

If you receive a suspicious call from a 570 number, don't share personal or financial information, hang up on any recorded message demanding immediate payment, and report the call to the Federal Trade Commission. The area code isn't the problem — caller ID spoofing simply makes it easy for bad actors to borrow it.

If you want a 570 number for personal or business use, the fastest option today is a cloud business phone platform. With a provider like Softtop, getting a 570 number takes just a few steps:

1. 1Sign up for a free trial — no credit card required
2. 2Open your number inventory and search Pennsylvania → 570
3. 3Choose a local DID, toll-free number, or vanity number from Softtop's US inventory of 800+ area codes
4. 4Assign it to a team, an AI Receptionist, or an individual extension
5. 5Go live in minutes with unlimited US calling included

Because Softtop provisions numbers instantly and supports number porting with zero port-out fees, you can also move an existing 570 number onto the platform in five to ten business days if you're switching providers rather than starting fresh.

Beyond simple geography, a local 570 number gives a business real advantages when reaching customers across northeastern Pennsylvania — the same overlay-market dynamic that businesses navigate using a 973 area code number across northern New Jersey:

• Higher answer rates: people are more likely to pick up a call that looks local
• Regional trust: a familiar area code signals you're accessible and invested in the community
• Marketing consistency: a local number pairs naturally with localized ads, listings, and campaigns
• No physical office required: cloud phone systems let you serve the region without leasing space there

On Softtop, every 570 number is backed by the same tools used across the platform: an AI Receptionist that answers every call in under a second, full call recording and transcription, CRM sync with HubSpot and Salesforce, and 99.999% uptime backed by an SLA.

The 570 area code has served northeastern Pennsylvania since 1998, when it split away from 717 to give Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and the surrounding region their own numbering identity. It's since been layered with the 272 overlay rather than split again, but it remains the code most closely tied to the Pocono Mountains and the historic coal-region cities in between.

Like any widely used area code, 570 is also a target for caller ID spoofing, so a little healthy skepticism toward unexpected calls goes a long way. And if your business wants to build a genuine local presence in northeastern Pennsylvania, getting a number no longer requires a physical office or a new phone line — a cloud platform can have you calling, texting, and answering customers as a local business within minutes.

Whether you're trying to identify an unfamiliar call or planning your next market expansion, understanding the 570 area code — its geography, history, and quirks — puts you one step ahead.