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

Area code 484 was created on March 3, 1997, as a split from area code 610. It originally served the western and southern suburbs of Philadelphia. Over time, 484 has grown to serve the entire Philadelphia metro area.The 484 area code was originally split from 610 because of the increasing population in the western and southern suburbs of Philadelphia. At the time, 610 was already getting close to running out of phone numbers.

484 has since grown to serve the entire Philadelphia metro area. This includes the city of Philadelphia itself, as well as the suburbs in Delaware, Montgomery, and Bucks counties.

The 484 area code is expected to run out of phone numbers by 2022. A new area code, 267, will be added to the Philadelphia metro area in early 2020. This will be an overlay area code, which means that all area codes in the metro area will remain the same.

Area code 484 is one of the Pennsylvania area codes. It was created on October 20, 1997, as a split from area code 610. The area code covers the southwestern and south-central portions of the state, including the Philadelphia metropolitan area. In February 2009, area code 484 was overlaid with area code 215.