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610 area code location: Allentown and Reading, Pennsylvania
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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610 area code at a glance
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Primary cities
- Allentown, Reading, and Bethlehem
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Allentown, 126,044 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 782 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 215.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
Counties and cities covered
610 numbers are issued across 75 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Berks County, Chester County, Northampton County, Lehigh County, Montgomery County, Carbon County, and Bucks County.
- Allentown
- Reading
- Bethlehem
- Easton
- Pottstown
- Phoenixville
- West Chester
- Coatesville
- Emmaus
- Westtown
- Northampton
- Downingtown
- Kennett Square
- Catasauqua
- Hellertown
- Nazareth
- Oxford
- Palmerton
- Collegeville
- Lehighton
- Birdsboro
- Bangor
- Royersford
- Hamburg
- Boyertown
50 more communities
- Slatington
- Kutztown
- Fleetwood
- Parkesburg
- Pen Argyl
- Womelsdorf
- Bath
- West Grove
- Coopersburg
- Robesonia
- Topton
- Leesport
- Atglen
- Schwenksville
- Bally
- Bowmanstown
- Bernville
- Riegelsville
- Avondale (chester)
- Belvidere
- Center Point
- Chester Springs
- Douglassville
- Eagle (chester)
- Exton
- Ferndale (bucks)
- Glenmoore
- Green Hills
- Honey Brook (chester)
- Ironton
- Kemblesville
- Kempton
- Kresgeville
- Kunkletown
- Landenberg
- Lenape
- Mendenhall
- Morgantown
- Mortonville
- New Smithville
- New Tripoli
- Oley
- Philadelphia Suburban
- Pughtown
- Sassamansville
- Springtown
- Uhlerstown
- Unionville (chester)
- Upper Black Eddy
- Yellow House
Notable places in 610
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia International Airport | 27.8 km from Westtown | Commercial airport, 15,102,261 enplanements (2024) |
| Villanova University | 19.5 km from Collegeville | University, 11,176 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Bryn Mawr College | 21.6 km from Collegeville | University, 1,784 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Lehigh University | 2.3 km from Bethlehem | University, 8,067 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Subaru Park | 19.2 km from Westtown | Stadium |
| Lehigh Valley International Airport | 2.2 km from Catasauqua | Commercial airport, 447,899 enplanements (2024) |
| Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport | 4.0 km from Coatesville | Airport |
| Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom | 4.9 km from Allentown | Amusement park |
| Brandywine Museum of Art | 4.5 km from Mendenhall | Museum |
| Longwood Gardens | 3.4 km from Mendenhall | Botanical garden |
Area code 484 has its own page.
Area code 610
610 started service on .It came from 215.
No new code is planned for the region as of .
Area code 835 has its own page.
Questions about 610
Where is the 610 area code?
610 is in Pennsylvania. Its numbers are issued in Allentown, Reading, Bethlehem, and 72 other communities.
What time zone is area code 610 in?
610 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Does 610 have an overlay?
Yes. 484 was added as an overlay on 610 on 5 June 1999.
What cities are in the 610 area code?
Allentown, Reading, Bethlehem, Easton, and Pottstown, and 70 other communities.
What state is area code 610 in?
Area code 610 is in Pennsylvania.
What counties are covered by area code 610?
Area code 610 covers communities in Berks County, Chester County, Northampton County, Lehigh County, Montgomery County, Carbon County, and Bucks County.
Is 610 a toll-free area code?
No. 610 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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