Starting Saturday people in the region with the 814 area code will be encouraged to voluntarily use 10-digit dialing — the area code plus the seven-digit phone number.
During this “permissive 10-digit dialing period,” if people forget and dial just seven digits, their calls still will be completed. But starting April 3, 2021, all calls made within the 814 area code MUST be placed using the area code plus the seven-digit telephone number.
The reason is that beginning May 1, 2021, or when all possible 814 telephone number combinations are exhausted, a new 582 area code will be assigned to customers requesting new phone numbers.
You can still dial just three digits to reach 911, 211, 311, 511 and 811.