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Area Code 253

Area code 253 is in Washington, USA , spanning 3 counties and serving 28 cities, including Tacoma, Kent or Federal Way; it currently uses 496 prefixes, assigned from 253-200-XXXX through 253-999-XXXX.

In service date for area code 253: April 27, 1997.

The current local time is .

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NPANXX Area Served1 Date2
253-200 Puyallup 12/10/2002
253-201 Tacoma 11/23/2015
253-202 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-203 Tacoma N/A
253-204 Auburn 3/26/2013
253-205 Auburn N/A
253-207 Tacoma N/A
253-208 Tacoma N/A
253-209 Tacoma N/A
253-210 Graham N/A
253-212 Tacoma 3/20/2001
253-213 Tacoma 12/19/2013
253-214 Des Moines 3/29/2001
253-215 Roy 2/18/2005
253-216 Kent N/A
253-217 Auburn 2/13/2001
253-218 Auburn 1/24/2001
253-219 Tacoma N/A
253-220 Kent N/A
253-221 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-222 Tacoma 4/16/2001
253-223 Tacoma 4/16/2001
253-224 Tacoma 4/16/2001
253-225 Gig Harbor N/A
253-226 Tacoma N/A
253-227 Tacoma N/A
253-228 Tacoma N/A
253-229 Tacoma N/A
253-230 Tacoma N/A
253-231 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-232 Tacoma N/A
253-233 Tacoma 1/23/2001
253-234 Kent 3/29/2001
253-235 Tacoma-Waverly 8/27/2002
253-236 Kent 8/27/2002
253-237 Des Moines 1/24/2001
253-238 Tacoma N/A
253-239 Kent N/A
253-240 Tacoma 4/1/2016
253-241 Tacoma N/A
253-242 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-243 Kent N/A
253-244 Tacoma 6/11/2013
253-245 Auburn 1/28/2003
253-246 Kent 1/28/2003
253-247 Auburn 4/15/2022
253-248 Tacoma-Waverly 2/28/2001
253-249 Auburn 2/28/2001
253-250 Tacoma-Waverly 7/10/2001
253-251 Puyallup 7/30/2001
253-252 Tacoma-Waverly 1/28/2003
253-254 Tacoma 1/28/2003
253-255 Tacoma 6/20/2002
253-256 Puyallup 1/28/2003
253-257 Tacoma-Waverly 5/12/2016
253-258 Auburn 9/23/2014
253-259 Auburn 1/14/2014
253-260 Tacoma 1/15/2016
253-261 Auburn N/A
253-262 Graham N/A
253-263 Auburn 10/14/2015
253-264 Sumner 10/31/2019
253-265 Gig Harbor N/A
253-266 Auburn 3/7/2002
253-267 Tacoma 2/4/2003
253-268 Puyallup 2/4/2003
253-269 Auburn N/A
253-270 Kent N/A
253-271 Graham 2/4/2003
253-272 Tacoma N/A
253-273 Tacoma 3/30/2001
253-274 Tacoma N/A
253-275 Auburn N/A
253-276 Tacoma N/A
253-277 Kent 2/4/2003
253-278 Tacoma N/A
253-279 Tacoma N/A
253-280 Tacoma N/A
253-281 Tacoma-Waverly 10/30/2019
253-282 Tacoma 5/3/2007
253-283 Tacoma 8/9/2011
253-284 Tacoma N/A
253-285 Auburn 3/10/2016
253-286 Puyallup N/A
253-287 Tacoma 8/11/2016
253-288 Auburn N/A
253-289 Auburn N/A
253-290 Tacoma-Waverly 12/11/2017
253-291 Tacoma N/A
253-292 Tacoma 5/3/2007
253-293 Auburn 6/17/2008
253-294 Auburn 2/15/2019
253-295 Tacoma N/A
253-296 Des Moines 3/10/2021
253-297 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-298 Tacoma 1/20/2006
253-299 Sumner 1/7/2003
NPANXX Area Served1 Date2
253-300 Tacoma 11/10/2017
253-301 Tacoma 1/4/2007
253-302 Tacoma N/A
253-303 Gig Harbor N/A
253-304 Tacoma 10/5/2005
253-305 Tacoma N/A
253-306 Tacoma N/A
253-307 Tacoma N/A
253-308 Auburn 8/12/2022
253-309 Tacoma N/A
253-310 Tacoma 5/25/2001
253-312 Tacoma N/A
253-313 Gig Harbor N/A
253-314 Tacoma 3/14/2007
253-315 Auburn 4/26/2001
253-316 Tacoma-Waverly 3/18/2020
253-317 Tacoma 1/14/2020
253-318 Tacoma N/A
253-319 Tacoma 4/20/2020
253-320 Tacoma N/A
253-321 Sumner N/A
253-322 Tacoma N/A
253-323 Tacoma N/A
253-324 Tacoma 10/5/2007
253-325 Tacoma-Waverly 4/17/2019
253-326 Auburn 10/8/2007
253-327 Tacoma 2/15/2008
253-328 Tacoma 12/18/2013
253-329 Auburn 7/22/2011
253-330 Tacoma 7/14/2006
253-331 Tacoma-Waverly 3/29/2017
253-332 Auburn 4/16/2001
253-333 Auburn N/A
253-334 Auburn N/A
253-335 Auburn N/A
253-336 Des Moines 3/12/2002
253-337 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-338 Auburn 5/28/2020
253-339 Tacoma-Waverly 7/15/2020
253-340 Kent 3/22/2022
253-341 Tacoma N/A
253-342 Tacoma 10/12/2020
253-343 Tacoma N/A
253-344 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-345 Tacoma-Waverly 9/27/2001
253-346 Tacoma 3/18/2021
253-347 Auburn 8/21/2001
253-348 Tacoma 3/25/2011
253-349 Auburn 1/7/2022
253-350 Auburn N/A
253-351 Auburn N/A
253-352 Tacoma 9/22/2020
253-353 Tacoma 6/13/2006
253-354 Tacoma 2/14/2022
253-355 Tacoma 2/22/2008
253-356 Tacoma 4/29/2021
253-357 Tacoma 6/7/2021
253-358 Gig Harbor 1/14/2010
253-359 Tacoma N/A
253-361 Tacoma-Waverly 10/20/2020
253-362 Sumner 01/10/2023
253-363 Tacoma 1/27/2009
253-364 Sumner 3/25/2022
253-365 Tacoma 7/7/2008
253-366 Tacoma 2/2/2021
253-367 Graham 8/31/2021
253-368 Auburn 10/20/2020
253-369 Tacoma N/A
253-370 Tacoma N/A
253-371 Tacoma 10/24/2013
253-372 Kent N/A
253-373 Kent N/A
253-374 Auburn 9/28/2021
253-375 Graham N/A
253-376 Tacoma N/A
253-377 Tacoma N/A
253-378 Auburn 01/13/2023
253-379 Roy 04/14/2023
253-380 Tacoma N/A
253-381 Tacoma N/A
253-382 Tacoma N/A
253-383 Tacoma N/A
253-384 Tacoma 04/25/2023
253-385 Graham 01/23/2023
253-386 Puyallup 08/31/2023
253-387 Puyallup N/A
253-388 Auburn 09/11/2023
253-389 Tacoma N/A
253-390 Tacoma N/A
253-391 Auburn 1/9/2014
253-392 Tacoma-Waverly 1/13/2016
253-393 Tacoma 1/29/2019
253-394 Auburn 9/28/2001
253-395 Kent N/A
253-396 Tacoma N/A
253-397 Auburn N/A
253-398 Kent N/A
253-399 Tacoma N/A
NPANXX Area Served1 Date2
253-400 Gig Harbor 4/29/2021
253-401 Tacoma 01/02/2024
253-402 Auburn 10/3/2022
253-403 Tacoma N/A
253-404 Tacoma N/A
253-405 Tacoma N/A
253-406 Graham 01/12/2024
253-407 Auburn 02/22/2024
253-408 Puyallup 03/01/2024
253-409 Auburn 6/29/2016
253-410 Auburn 03/29/2024
253-412 Tacoma 05/03/2024
253-413 Auburn 05/31/2024
253-414 Tacoma N/A
253-415 Tacoma N/A
253-416 Tacoma N/A
253-417 Auburn 10/11/2024
253-418 Puyallup 10/11/2024
253-419 Kent 10/15/2024
253-423 Tacoma N/A
253-426 Tacoma N/A
253-428 Tacoma N/A
253-431 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-432 Gig Harbor 1/12/2010
253-433 Tacoma 1/21/2016
253-434 Puyallup 8/30/2022
253-435 Puyallup N/A
253-437 Kent N/A
253-439 Tacoma N/A
253-441 Tacoma 8/21/2001
253-442 Tacoma 1/9/2012
253-444 Tacoma N/A
253-445 Puyallup N/A
253-446 Puyallup N/A
253-447 Sumner 9/27/2001
253-448 Tacoma 8/2/2011
253-449 Des Moines N/A
253-452 Kent 01/10/2023
253-453 Tacoma-Waverly 9/1/2022
253-455 Auburn 9/18/2014
253-457 Auburn 6/15/2015
253-458 Kent N/A
253-459 Tacoma N/A
253-460 Tacoma N/A
253-461 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-465 Roy N/A
253-466 Puyallup N/A
253-468 Tacoma N/A
253-470 Sumner 10/23/2001
253-471 Tacoma N/A
253-472 Tacoma N/A
253-473 Tacoma N/A
253-474 Tacoma N/A
253-475 Tacoma N/A
253-476 Tacoma N/A
253-477 Tacoma N/A
253-478 Kent N/A
253-479 Kent N/A
253-480 Kent N/A
253-484 Tacoma N/A
253-486 Auburn N/A
253-487 Kent N/A
253-495 Tacoma 10/29/2004
253-498 Tacoma N/A
253-499 Kent N/A
NPANXX Area Served1 Date2
253-500 Tacoma-Waverly 8/19/2021
253-501 Sumner N/A
253-502 Tacoma N/A
253-503 Tacoma N/A
253-507 Tacoma 6/15/2006
253-508 Auburn N/A
253-509 Gig Harbor N/A
253-512 Tacoma N/A
253-514 Gig Harbor N/A
253-517 Tacoma-Waverly 11/6/2001
253-518 Kent N/A
253-520 Kent N/A
253-523 Tacoma-Waverly 10/22/2020
253-525 Gig Harbor 4/6/2018
253-527 Tacoma 10/23/2018
253-528 Des Moines N/A
253-529 Des Moines N/A
253-530 Gig Harbor N/A
253-531 Tacoma N/A
253-532 Tacoma 01/10/2023
253-533 Tacoma 5/12/2015
253-534 Tacoma N/A
253-535 Tacoma N/A
253-536 Tacoma N/A
253-537 Tacoma N/A
253-538 Tacoma N/A
253-539 Tacoma N/A
253-540 Tacoma N/A
253-541 Tacoma N/A
253-544 Puyallup 3/31/2021
253-545 Auburn 6/7/2012
253-548 Tacoma N/A
253-549 Gig Harbor N/A
253-550 Tacoma N/A
253-552 Tacoma N/A
253-553 Auburn 10/22/2020
253-559 Graham N/A
253-561 Auburn N/A
253-563 Des Moines N/A
253-564 Tacoma N/A
253-565 Tacoma N/A
253-566 Tacoma N/A
253-568 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-569 Auburn N/A
253-571 Tacoma N/A
253-572 Tacoma N/A
253-573 Tacoma N/A
253-576 Tacoma N/A
253-579 Tacoma N/A
253-581 Tacoma N/A
253-582 Tacoma N/A
253-583 Tacoma N/A
253-584 Tacoma N/A
253-588 Tacoma N/A
253-589 Tacoma N/A
253-590 Tacoma N/A
253-591 Tacoma N/A
253-592 Tacoma N/A
253-593 Tacoma N/A
253-594 Tacoma N/A
253-595 Tacoma N/A
253-596 Tacoma N/A
253-597 Tacoma N/A
NPANXX Area Served1 Date2
253-600 Auburn 4/29/2021
253-604 Puyallup 11/20/2001
253-606 Tacoma N/A
253-617 Tacoma N/A
253-620 Tacoma 4/23/2001
253-625 Tacoma 10/3/2012
253-627 Tacoma N/A
253-630 Kent N/A
253-631 Kent N/A
253-632 Auburn 11/15/2001
253-638 Kent N/A
253-639 Kent N/A
253-640 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-642 Des Moines N/A
253-645 Roy N/A
253-648 Sumner N/A
253-649 Gig Harbor N/A
253-650 Tacoma N/A
253-651 Tacoma N/A
253-652 Des Moines N/A
253-653 Auburn N/A
253-655 Graham 2/21/2002
253-656 Kent 2/21/2002
253-657 Kent N/A
253-660 Tacoma N/A
253-661 Des Moines N/A
253-663 Tacoma N/A
253-666 Tacoma N/A
253-669 Tacoma N/A
253-670 Auburn N/A
253-671 Tacoma N/A
253-676 Tacoma-Waverly 8/25/2021
253-677 Tacoma N/A
253-678 Tacoma N/A
253-679 Tacoma N/A
253-680 Tacoma N/A
253-681 Des Moines N/A
253-682 Tacoma N/A
253-683 Tacoma N/A
253-686 Tacoma N/A
253-687 Tacoma N/A
253-691 Tacoma N/A
253-692 Tacoma N/A
253-693 Puyallup N/A
253-697 Puyallup N/A
NPANXX Area Served1 Date2
253-709 Auburn N/A
253-719 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-720 Tacoma N/A
253-722 Tacoma N/A
253-732 Tacoma N/A
253-733 Des Moines N/A
253-735 Auburn N/A
253-736 Auburn N/A
253-737 Auburn N/A
253-740 Auburn N/A
253-750 Sumner N/A
253-751 Tacoma N/A
253-752 Tacoma N/A
253-753 Tacoma N/A
253-754 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-756 Tacoma N/A
253-759 Tacoma N/A
253-761 Tacoma N/A
253-765 Des Moines N/A
253-766 Kent N/A
253-770 Puyallup N/A
253-773 Kent N/A
253-777 Tacoma N/A
253-778 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-779 Tacoma N/A
253-780 Graham N/A
253-785 Des Moines N/A
253-792 Tacoma N/A
253-793 Auburn N/A
253-796 Kent 4/23/2001
253-797 Auburn N/A
253-798 Tacoma N/A
253-799 Puyallup N/A
NPANXX Area Served1 Date2
253-800 Tacoma 5/16/2019
253-802 Auburn N/A
253-804 Auburn N/A
253-813 Kent N/A
253-815 Des Moines N/A
253-820 Tacoma N/A
253-826 Sumner N/A
253-830 Tacoma N/A
253-831 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-833 Auburn N/A
253-835 Des Moines N/A
253-838 Des Moines N/A
253-839 Des Moines N/A
253-840 Puyallup N/A
253-841 Puyallup N/A
253-843 Roy N/A
253-844 Tacoma 5/18/2015
253-845 Puyallup N/A
253-846 Graham N/A
253-847 Graham N/A
253-848 Puyallup N/A
253-850 Kent N/A
253-851 Gig Harbor N/A
253-852 Kent N/A
253-853 Gig Harbor N/A
253-854 Kent N/A
253-856 Kent N/A
253-857 Gig Harbor N/A
253-858 Gig Harbor N/A
253-859 Kent N/A
253-861 Tacoma N/A
253-862 Sumner N/A
253-863 Sumner N/A
253-864 Puyallup N/A
253-867 Kent N/A
253-872 Kent N/A
253-874 Des Moines N/A
253-875 Graham N/A
253-876 Auburn N/A
253-878 Tacoma-Waverly 11/7/2001
253-879 Tacoma N/A
253-880 Auburn 9/12/2002
253-881 Puyallup 9/12/2002
253-882 Tacoma 9/12/2002
253-883 Tacoma-Waverly 9/12/2002
253-884 Gig Harbor N/A
253-886 Auburn N/A
253-887 Auburn N/A
253-888 Tacoma 3/5/2012
253-891 Sumner N/A
253-893 Kent N/A
253-896 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
NPANXX Area Served1 Date2
253-900 Gig Harbor 7/14/2020
253-903 Tacoma N/A
253-904 Puyallup 4/23/2001
253-905 Tacoma N/A
253-906 Tacoma N/A
253-912 Tacoma N/A
253-921 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-922 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-924 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-925 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-926 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-927 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-928 Tacoma-Waverly 8/26/2002
253-929 Auburn 4/23/2001
253-931 Auburn N/A
253-934 Tacoma N/A
253-939 Auburn N/A
253-941 Des Moines N/A
253-942 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-943 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-944 Tacoma-Waverly 12/17/2002
253-945 Des Moines N/A
253-946 Des Moines N/A
253-948 Tacoma N/A
253-951 Auburn N/A
253-952 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-954 Tacoma-Waverly N/A
253-961 Tacoma N/A
253-964 Tacoma N/A
253-966 Tacoma 4/23/2001
253-967 Tacoma 4/23/2001
253-968 Tacoma 4/23/2001
253-970 Tacoma N/A
253-973 Tacoma N/A
253-981 Kent N/A
253-982 Tacoma N/A
253-983 Tacoma N/A
253-984 Tacoma N/A
253-985 Tacoma N/A
253-987 Sumner 4/23/2001
253-988 Tacoma N/A
253-993 Tacoma-Waverly 4/5/2018
253-999 Tacoma 2/22/2017
  1. For 'Area served' we list the rate center. In the North American Numbering Plan a rate center is a geographic area used to determine local calling boundaries for billing purposes. Its name is generally a locality, often not the only one served by an NPA-NXX combination.
  2. Assignment date. N/A - mostly central office codes assigned before 2001.
  3. NXX prefixes last updated: November 22, 2024

Cities in area code 253

City1 County Time Zone2
Anderson Island Pierce P
Auburn King P
Bonney Lake Pierce P
Buckley Pierce P
Burley Kitsap P
Camp Murray Pierce P
Dupont Pierce P
Eatonville Pierce P
Federal Way King P
Fox Island Pierce P
Gig Harbor Pierce P
Graham Pierce P
Kent King P
Lakebay Pierce P
Lakewood Pierce P
Longbranch Pierce P
McChord Afb Pierce P
Milton Pierce P
Olalla Kitsap P
Pacific King P
Puyallup Pierce P
Redondo King P
Roy Pierce P
Spanaway Pierce P
Steilacoom Pierce P
Sumner Pierce P
Tacoma Pierce P
University Place Pierce P
  1. Listed above are most places served by USA area code 253. When multiple places in a US state share the same name we list the largest one only. Cities with population over 50,000 are displayed in bold text.
  2. P stands for Pacific Time (currently ).
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