- Location
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Operating since
- 2001
- Local time zone
- Eastern time zone
- Local calling
- Full 10-digit dialling
- Rate centre list
- 165
- Expected exhaust
- 2072
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
Source: NANPA public reports, the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026. The projected exhaust year comes from NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Get an 878 number
You can get a 878 number in two ways. Providers assign a new number with the plan, chosen at sign-up from the numbers they hold in the code. Sellers list numbers they already hold, often with a pattern, and charge a one-time price; you then transfer the number to a provider.
Providers, ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers listing local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
Some sellers and providers may pay us a referral fee. The order never changes: first-year cost decides it. How we make money
Places in the 878 area code
For 878, NANPA lists 165 rate centres. Every one of them is a local calling area where numbers are assigned:
Aliquippa, Ambridge, Apollo, Avella, Avonmore, Baden, Beaver Falls, Belle Vernon, Bentleyville, Bessemer, Black Lick, Blacktown, Blairsville, Bobtown, Bolivar, Brave, Brownsville, Bruin, Buffalo, Burgettstown, Butler, California, Canonsburg, Carmichaels, Charleroi, Chicora, Clairton, Claysville, Clymer, Connellsville, Connoquenessing, Cooperstown (butler), Core, Criders Corners, Curtisville, Darlington (beaver), Dawson, Delmont, Derry, Donora, East Brady, Eau Claire, Elderton, Elizabeth, Ellwood City, Emlenton, Enon Valley, East Palestine, Evans City, Export, Fairchance, Farmington, Fayette City, Finleyville (washington), Ford City, Foxburg, Fredericktown, Fredonia, Freeport, Gibsonia and 105 more.
Other related area codes
One area, one pool of numbers: 412 and 724. Any of these codes can supply a new number in this area, so ask for the one you want.
Elsewhere in Pennsylvania you will find these codes: 215, 717, 814, 610, 570, 484, 267, 272, 223, 445, 582 and 835.
Our city guides cover this: Pittsburgh area codes.
878 area code questions
Where is the 878 area code?
Calls to 878 ring in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, around Pittsburgh, PA.
Which country code goes with a 878 number?
+1. Because 878 sits in the North American Numbering Plan, from abroad you dial +1 878 and then the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 878 area code?
878 stays on Eastern time.
Who calls with a 878 number?
A number in this code can belong to a home, a mobile, a local business, or a caller faking a local number. On your screen, a 878 number shows the place where it was assigned, and not who is calling.