Cities in area code 272
Which places use area code 272? 131 rate centers in Pennsylvania, the biggest being Williamsport, Pittston, Pleasant Mount. Data below is NANPA's official prefix-to-rate-center mapping.
Ranked by active prefixes, the code's territory runs through Williamsport, Pittston, Pleasant Mount, New Milford, Scranton, Carbondale, Stroudsburg and Wilkes-barre, and 122 smaller communities down to single-prefix localities.
60 of the localities fall within FCC top-100 metropolitan statistical areas; the rest are smaller communities.
131 of these localities are also reachable through other area codes — overlay territory where the same place answers to several codes.
All of the code's territory keeps Eastern time.
Remember that people keep numbers when they relocate, so a 272 number is a where-it-was-issued fact, not a where-they-are fact.
Showing 131 of 131
| Locality (rate center) | Active prefixes | Metro area | All codes serving it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsport | 20 | — | 272, 570 |
| Pittston | 17 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Pleasant Mount | 17 | — | 272, 570 |
| New Milford | 14 | — | 272, 570 |
| Scranton | 13 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Carbondale | 13 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Stroudsburg | 9 | — | 272, 570 |
| Wilkes-barre | 8 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Pottsville | 6 | — | 272, 570 |
| Hazleton | 6 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 272, 570 |
| Bloomsburg | 4 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA) | 272, 570 |
| Berwick | 4 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Selinsgrove | 4 | — | 272, 570 |
| Thompson | 4 | — | 272, 570 |
| Mantzville | 3 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 272, 570 |
| Saylorsburg | 3 | — | 272, 570 |
| Clarks Summit | 3 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Honesdale | 3 | — | 272, 570 |
| Mount Pocono | 3 | — | 272, 570 |
| Middleburg | 3 | — | 272, 570 |
| Beaver Springs | 3 | — | 272, 570 |
| Frackville | 3 | — | 272, 570 |
| Milton | 3 | — | 272, 570 |
| Tamaqua | 3 | — | 272, 570 |
| Galilee | 3 | — | 272, 570 |
| Kingston | 3 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Dingmans Ferry | 3 | (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Shamokin | 3 | — | 272, 570 |
| Friedensburg (schuylkill) | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Northumberland | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Weatherly | 2 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 272, 570 |
| Ashland | 2 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA) | 272, 570 |
| Chapman Lake | 2 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Pocono Lake | 2 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Towanda | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Sunbury | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Mount Carmel | 2 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA) | 272, 570 |
| Jermyn | 2 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Woolrich | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Tunkhannock | 2 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Girardville | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Bushkill | 2 | (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Auburn | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Millville | 2 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA) | 272, 570 |
| Catawissa | 2 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA) | 272, 570 |
| Matamoras (pike) | 2 | (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Olyphant | 2 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| McKeansburg | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Danville | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Lansford | 2 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 272, 570 |
| Trucksville | 2 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Little Meadows | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Elysburg | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Lewisburg | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Hamlin (wayne) | 2 | (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Schuylkill Haven | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Lock Haven | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Hawley | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Jim Thorpe | 2 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 272, 570 |
| Milford | 2 | (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Conyngham Drums | 2 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Lake Ariel | 2 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Beach Lake | 2 | (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Kulpmont | 2 | — | 272, 570 |
| Watsontown | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Brooklyn | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Dalton | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Wallenpaupack | 1 | (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| McAdoo | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Orwigsburg | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Middlebury Center | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Laporte | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Lords Valley | 1 | (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| New Philadelphia | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Washingtonville | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Trout Run | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Lake Winola | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Canton | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Mansfield | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Mill Hall | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Cresco | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Avis | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Wapwallopen | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| White Haven | 1 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 272, 570 |
| Harding | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Shohola | 1 | (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Loyalsock | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Moosic | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Turbotville | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Montrose | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Hallstead | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Roseville | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Huntington Mills | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Shickshinny | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Susquehanna | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Mahanoy City | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Nanticoke | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Brookside (lycoming) | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Freeland | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Plymouth | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Pine Grove | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Renovo | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Shenandoah | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Loganton | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Millerton | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Nuremberg | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Newfoundland | 1 | (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Saint Clair | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Noxen | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Sayre | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Wellsboro | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Nicholson | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Mount Pleasant Mills | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Harveys Lake | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Mountaintop | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Muhlenburg | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Leroy | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Center Moreland | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Orangeville | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA) | 272, 570 |
| Nesquehoning | 1 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 272, 570 |
| Moscow | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Minersville | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Taylor | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Montgomery | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Rome | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Sweet Valley | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Lake Como | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Nuangola | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area) | 272, 570 |
| Numidia | 1 | (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA) | 272, 570 |
| Jersey Shore | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
| Troy | 1 | — | 272, 570 |
FAQ
What is the biggest city in area code 272?
Williamsport holds the most active prefixes (20), making it the code's largest numbering locality.
How many places does 272 cover?
131 rate centers in Pennsylvania hold active 272 prefixes, from Williamsport down to communities with a single prefix.
Does a 272 number guarantee the caller lives in one of these places?
No — the tables show where number blocks were issued. Porting and VoIP let people keep or acquire numbers anywhere.