Area code 253

Numbering plan areas of Washington, with 253 highlighted in red.

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.[1] The core area around Seattle and nearby cities retained the existing area code, while the second NPA, north and east of Lake Washington received area code 425.[2] 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,[3][4] when central office code exhaustion demands relief.

Service area

See also

References

  1. ^ "Planning Letter 19: NANP-split of 206 (Washington State) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)" (PDF). NANPA. October 31, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  2. ^ Flash, Cynthia (April 27, 1997). "Welcome, 253 and 425". The News Tribune. p. A1. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Planning Letter 492: NPA 564 to Overlay NPA 360 (Washington)" (PDF). NANPA. June 28, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  4. ^ Brown, Andrea (March 23, 2021). "Meet area code 564: The new kid in town is gaining ground". The Everett Herald. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
Washington area codes: 206, 253, 360, 425, 509, 564
North: 360/564, 206/564, 425
West: 360/564 253 East: 360/564, 425
South: 360/564

47°14′N 122°27′W / 47.24°N 122.45°W / 47.24; -122.45

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