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223 · PENNSYLVANIA AREA CODE

Get a 223 area code phone number for Philadelphia.

Establish a South-Central Pennsylvania presence with a 223 virtual number — Pennsylvania's Harrisburg state government with 80,000+ employees and major procurement operations, The Hershey Company's Milton campus manufacturing and distributing chocolate worldwide, and Penn State Hershey Medical Center's Dauphin County clinical and research network. Activate instantly.

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(223)555-0140
City
Philadelphia, PA
Provisioned
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  • Call forwarding
    Ring any device, anywhere
  • Voicemail-to-email
    Transcripts in your inbox
  • Two-way SMS / MMS
    Text from your 223 line
WHAT IS · 223 AREA CODE

What is the 223 area code?

1995
Year introduced
Pennsylvania area code
12.9M+
Population
Pennsylvania residents
UTC-5
Time zone
Eastern
6+
Cities covered
Across Pennsylvania
13
PA area codes
215 · 223 · 267
What is 223

Area code 223 covers South-Central Pennsylvania as an overlay to 717 — Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, Lebanon, Hershey, and Carlisle. The Pennsylvania state government in Harrisburg employs over 80,000 and creates dense procurement demand for technology, professional services, and facilities management. The Hershey Company in Hershey manufactures and distributes chocolate across 60+ countries, operating a major procurement and logistics operation from its Milton Hershey campus. Penn State Hershey Medical Center is the region's academic medical centre, with significant clinical research and procurement activity. A 223 number works identically with 717 across all of South-Central Pennsylvania.

Key facts
Area Code223
StatePennsylvania (PA)
RegionMid-Atlantic
Time zoneEastern Time (ET) · UTC-5
All codes215 · 223 · 267 · 272 · 412 · 445 · 484 · 570 · 610 · 717 · 724 · 814 · 878
CITIES & COVERAGE

Cities served by area code 223.

From Philadelphia to Scranton 223 covers the Mid-Atlantic region of Pennsylvania.

6+
Cities
12.9M+
Residents
1995
Year introduced
UTC-5
Eastern
223 · Pennsylvania
223 · Pennsylvania
PhiladelphiaPrimary
Pennsylvania, PA
PittsburghCore
Pennsylvania, PA
AllentownCore
Pennsylvania, PA
ErieArea
Pennsylvania, PA
ReadingArea
Pennsylvania, PA
ScrantonArea
Pennsylvania, PA
WHY 223 · FOUR REASONS

Why choose a 223 number?

01

Access Pennsylvania government procurement

Pennsylvania state government in Harrisburg employs 80,000+ across agencies with significant technology, professional services, and facilities procurement. A 223 number signals genuine South-Central PA presence when engaging state contract vehicles and Harrisburg agency buyers.

02

Serve Hershey Company's regional vendor network

The Hershey Company's Milton campus is one of Pennsylvania's largest manufacturing employers. Packaging, logistics, and ingredient suppliers benefit from a 223 number to reach Hershey's South-Central PA procurement community.

03

Connect with Penn State Hershey's clinical market

Penn State Hershey Medical Center is the academic medical centre for South-Central Pennsylvania, with significant research grants and clinical procurement. Healthcare vendors and research partners build trust with a 223 number for this Dauphin County market.

04

South-Central PA overlay since 2016

223 was introduced in 2016 as an overlay for 717, covering all of South-Central Pennsylvania with identical recognition — used by the same government, manufacturing, and healthcare vendors as 717.

14 FEATURES · ZERO ADD-ONS

Everything included on every 223 number.

Every 223 number delivers fourteen professional tools for South-Central Pennsylvania's government-and-manufacturing economy — compliance call recording for Pennsylvania government's Harrisburg procurement requirements, IVR for Penn State Hershey Medical Center's clinical supplier community, and analytics for The Hershey Company's Lancaster corridor and South-Central PA's government, chocolate manufacturing, and healthcare overlay market.

STACK · CALLING01 / 14

Call forwarding

Redirect every call to any device — mobile, desk phone, or laptop. Set rules by time, caller, or team.

Mobile, desk, laptop
Time-based rules
Per-team logic
Failover backup
CallingIncluded
STACK · CALLING02 / 14

Voicemail

A full visual voicemail inbox — listen in-app, read AI transcripts, or get recordings delivered to your email.

Visual inbox
AI transcription
Email delivery
Unlimited storage
CallingIncluded
STACK · CALLING03 / 14

Voicemail-to-email

Every voicemail is instantly transcribed by AI and emailed — read the message without pressing play.

Instant delivery
AI accuracy
Searchable history
Thread replies
CallingIncluded
STACK · CALLING04 / 14

Custom greetings

Upload or record professional greetings for your main line, hold queue, and after-hours — no studio required.

Per-number greetings
Hold music
After-hours message
Seasonal updates
CallingIncluded
STACK · MESSAGING05 / 14

Two-way SMS / MMS

Send and receive texts, photos, and files from your local business number on any device.

Photo & video MMS
Shared team inbox
Full message history
Group messaging
MessagingIncluded
STACK · MESSAGING06 / 14

SMS auto-replies

Set keyword triggers or business-hours rules to fire instant automated replies — so callers get a response even when your team is off.

Keyword triggers
Schedule-based rules
Custom response text
Opt-out handling
MessagingIncluded
STACK · ROUTING07 / 14

Auto-attendant / IVR

A drag-and-drop call menu routes every caller to the right department — no receptionist, no manual intervention.

Multi-level menus
Voice or keypress
Department routing
24/7 operation
RoutingIncluded
STACK · ROUTING08 / 14

Call queuing

Place callers in a branded hold queue so your team handles every single call — no busy signal, no missed opportunity.

Custom hold music
Position announcer
Callback option
Queue analytics
RoutingIncluded
STACK · ROUTING09 / 14

Business hours routing

Different routing rules for open hours, after hours, and holidays — fully time-zone aware.

Day & time rules
Holiday schedules
Time-zone aware
After-hours voicemail
RoutingIncluded
STACK · ROUTING10 / 14

Simultaneous ring

Ring every device on your team at once — whoever picks up first gets the call. Zero missed calls.

Ring all devices
First-answer wins
Zero missed calls
Team fallback
RoutingIncluded
STACK · ROUTING11 / 14

Local caller ID

Every outbound call shows your local area code number so customers always see a trusted local number.

Outbound local display
Per-user settings
Verified caller ID
Campaign override
RoutingIncluded
STACK · INSIGHTS12 / 14

Call recording

Record calls automatically or on demand. Stored securely in the cloud for compliance, QA, and onboarding.

Auto or on-demand
Secure cloud storage
Downloadable files
Compliance-ready
InsightsIncluded
STACK · INSIGHTS13 / 14

Call analytics

Live dashboards show call volume, peak hours, team performance, and per-number breakdowns.

Live dashboard
Peak-hour charts
Team metrics
CSV export
InsightsIncluded
STACK · INSIGHTS14 / 14

Number portability

Bring your existing number to TKOS at no charge — with zero downtime. Your calls keep routing normally throughout the transfer.

Free port-in
510 day transfer
Zero downtime
All carriers supported
InsightsIncluded
HOW TO GET · UNDER 5 MINUTES

How to get a 223 phone number.

Four steps. Five minutes. No technical setup, no hardware required.

01
Step one

Pick a 223 number

Browse 223 numbers by Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, Hershey, or Carlisle prefix — or port your existing South-Central PA number for free.

  • Filter 223 by city or prefix
  • Vanity sequences supported
  • Free number porting
02
Step two

Choose a plan

Select a plan for your South-Central PA team — Pennsylvania government vendor, Hershey Company partner, or Penn State Hershey clinical supplier, every feature included.

  • Month-to-month or annual
  • All features on every plan
  • No setup or hardware fees
03
Step three

Configure & activate

Configure your 223 line with Eastern Time routing for Pennsylvania state government's business hours and Penn State Hershey's clinical operations calendar.

  • Drag-and-drop IVR builder
  • Forward to any device
  • Time-zone aware routing
04
Step four

Start taking calls

Take 223 calls anywhere — Pennsylvania's Harrisburg government community, The Hershey Company's Lancaster County procurement network, and South-Central PA's government, manufacturing, and healthcare economy all see a trusted local number.

  • Mobile, desk, browser, laptop
  • Live analytics from call #1
  • 24/7 expert support
COVERAGE DIRECTORY

Browse area codes by state.

Pick a region, then select any state to see every active area code with city coverage, time zones, and a number-picker shortcut.

AlabamaAL
205251256334938
AlaskaAK
907
ArizonaAZ
480520602623928
ArkansasAR
479501870
CaliforniaCA
209310408415424442530559619628650657661669707714747760805818831858916925951
ColoradoCO
303719720970
ConnecticutCT
203475860959
DelawareDE
302
FloridaFL
239321352386561689727754772813850863904941954
GeorgiaGA
229404478678706762770912
HawaiiHI
808
IdahoID
208986
IllinoisIL
217224309312331618630708773779815847872
IndianaIN
219260317463574765812930
IowaIA
319515563641712
KansasKS
316620785913
KentuckyKY
270364502606859
LouisianaLA
225318337504985
MaineME
207
MarylandMD
240301410443667
MassachusettsMA
339351413508617774781857978
MichiganMI
231248269313517586616734810906947989
MinnesotaMN
218320507612651763952
MississippiMS
228601662769
MissouriMO
314417573636660816
MontanaMT
406
NebraskaNE
308402531
NevadaNV
702725775
New HampshireNH
603
New JerseyNJ
201551609732848856862908973
New MexicoNM
505575
New YorkNY
212315332518585607631716718838845914917
North CarolinaNC
252336704743828910919980984
North DakotaND
701
OhioOH
216220234330380419440513567614740937
OklahomaOK
405539580918
OregonOR
458503541971
PennsylvaniaPA
215223267272412445484570610717724814878
Rhode IslandRI
401
South CarolinaSC
803839843854864
South DakotaSD
605
TennesseeTN
423615629731865901931
TexasTX
210214254281325346361409430432469512682713726737806817830832903915936940956972979
UtahUT
385435801
VermontVT
802
VirginiaVA
276434540571703757804
WashingtonWA
253360425509564
West VirginiaWV
304681
WisconsinWI
262414534608715920
WyomingWY
307
District of ColumbiaDC
202
Puerto RicoPR
787939
FAQ

223 area code questions, answered.

Everything you need to know before getting a virtual 223 phone number. Our team is one click away for anything else.

A local 223 number shows a familiar Pennsylvania area code, which increases answer rates from local customers. A toll-free number (800, 888, etc.) is free for the caller to dial. Many businesses use a 223 local number alongside a toll-free number.

Yes. TKOS supports custom digit sequences on 223 area code numbers. Search for your preferred pattern when selecting a number — vanity sequences are available at no extra cost.

Instantly — under 60 seconds. Pick your 223 number, choose a plan, and your number is live and receiving calls with no hardware or carrier delays.

Yes. Studies consistently show local area code numbers are answered up to 4× more often than toll-free or out-of-state numbers. A 223 number signals to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh customers that you're a genuine local business.

Yes. TKOS supports simultaneous ring, call queuing, and user extensions on every 223 number — so your whole team can share one number while each member handles calls from their own device.

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