272 Area Code: Location, Time Zone & Phone Lookup - Page 2

Area code 272 is one of the original area codes established in 1947. It originally covered the eastern part of Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia and its suburbs. In 1995, area code 610 was created to serve the heavily populated western part of the state, and area code 272 was reduced to its current area in the eastern part of the state.

Area code 272 is assigned to the western part of Wisconsin. It covers most of the counties in the western third of the state. This area code is in the Central time zone.