Area code 253
Telephone area code for parts of Washington state, United States
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::summary Telephone area code for parts of Washington state, United States ::
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Area code 253 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for a part of the U.S. state of Washington. The numbering plan area (NPA) includes cities in King County that are situated south of Seattle and the southern Puget Sound area, centered at Tacoma and extending to include the areas around Gig Harbor, Auburn, and Roy. It also serves the western half of Pierce County, as well as southern King County.
History
On April 27, 1997, numbering plan area 206 in Washington was divided into three geographic service areas, due to "substantial number growth" in the Seattle area of the state.{{cite web |url=https://www.nanpa.com/sites/default/files/planning_letters/PL-019.pdf |publisher=NANPA |title=Planning Letter 19: NANP-split of 206 (Washington State) Numbering Plan Area (NPA) |date=1996-10-31 |access-date=2025-06-02 The remaining area comprising Kent, Federal Way, Tacoma, Lakebay, Fox Island, Gig Harbor, Burley, was assigned area code 253.
Area code 253 is slated to participate in the overlay complex 564, which has been active since 2017 only in NPA 360,{{cite web |url=https://www.nanpa.com/sites/default/files/planning_letters/PL-492.pdf |publisher=NANPA |title=Planning Letter 492: NPA 564 to Overlay NPA 360 (Washington) |date=2016-06-28 |access-date=2025-04-26
Service area
- Auburn
- Bonney Lake
- Burley
- Covington
- DuPont
- Federal Way
- Fife
- Fort Lewis, Washington
- Fox Island
- Gig Harbor
- Graham
- Kent
- Lakewood
- Lake Tapps
- McChord AFB
- Milton
- Parkland
- Puyallup
- Roy
- Sumner
- Spanaway
- Steilacoom
- Tacoma
- University Place
References
References
- Flash, Cynthia. (April 27, 1997). "Welcome, 253 and 425". [[The News Tribune]].
- Brown, Andrea. (2021-03-23). "Meet area code 564: The new kid in town is gaining ground". The Everett Herald.
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