Washington, United States
Pacific Time
10:23 PM
Area Code
253
State / Province
Washington
Country
United States
Time Zone
Pacific Time
Area code 253 covers 10 cities and communities across Washington, based on telephone company rate center data.
Use the E.164 format for clickable phone links (RFC 3966):
<a href="tel:+12535550100">+12535550100</a><a href="tel:+12535550199">+12535550199</a>Look up which exchange in Washington a specific 253 number is homed to, and whether its block is wireline or wireless. See what a reverse lookup can establish before relying on the answer.
509 active prefixes in this area code, assigned as 3,503 thousands-blocks — pooling splits one prefix across several carriers, so each block is listed separately with the rate centre it is homed to, its carrier of record, and the switch that serves it.
Showing blocks 1–100 of 3,503
| NPA-NXX | Block | Rate centre | Type | Carrier (OCN) | Switch | LATA | LIR | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253-200 | 0 | Puyallup | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-200 | 1 | Puyallup | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-200 | 2 | Puyallup | Landline or VoIP | ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM (7173) | TUKWILA | 674 | — | — |
| 253-200 | 3 | Puyallup | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - WA (7274) | KIRKLAND | 674 | — | — |
| 253-200 | 4 | Puyallup | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-200 | 5 | Puyallup | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-200 | 6 | Puyallup | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-200 | 7 | Puyallup | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-200 | 8 | Puyallup | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-200 | 9 | Puyallup | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - WA (006F) | STTLWAWBX7Z | 674 | — | — |
| 253-200 | A | Puyallup | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-201 | 0 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-201 | 1 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-201 | 2 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-201 | 3 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-201 | 4 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-201 | 5 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-201 | 6 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-201 | 7 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-201 | 8 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-201 | 9 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-201 | A | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-202 | 0 | Tacoma-Waverly | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-202 | 1 | Tacoma-Waverly | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-202 | 2 | Tacoma-Waverly | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-202 | 3 | Tacoma-Waverly | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-202 | 4 | Tacoma-Waverly | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-202 | 5 | Tacoma-Waverly | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-202 | 6 | Tacoma-Waverly | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-202 | 7 | Tacoma-Waverly | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-202 | 8 | Tacoma-Waverly | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-202 | 9 | Tacoma-Waverly | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-202 | A | Tacoma-Waverly | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-203 | 0 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | STTLWA03X7X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-203 | 1 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | STTLWA03X7X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-203 | 2 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | STTLWA03X7X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-203 | 3 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | STTLWA03X7X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-203 | 4 | Tacoma | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-203 | 5 | Tacoma | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-203 | 6 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-203 | 7 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | STTLWA03X7X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-203 | 8 | Tacoma | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-203 | 9 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | STTLWA03X7X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-203 | A | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | STTLWA03X7X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-204 | 0 | Auburn | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - WA (5812) | STTLWAGAAMD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-204 | 1 | Auburn | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - WA (5812) | STTLWAGAAMD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-204 | 2 | Auburn | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-204 | 3 | Auburn | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-204 | 4 | Auburn | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | STTLWA03X1X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-204 | 5 | Auburn | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - WA (5812) | STTLWAGAAMD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-204 | 6 | Auburn | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | STTLWA060MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-204 | 7 | Auburn | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-204 | 8 | Auburn | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | STTLWA060MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-204 | 9 | Auburn | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | STTLWA060MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-204 | A | Auburn | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-205 | 0 | Auburn | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-205 | 1 | Auburn | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | STTLWA060MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-205 | 2 | Auburn | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-205 | 3 | Auburn | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-205 | 4 | Auburn | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | STTLWA060MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-205 | 5 | Auburn | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | STTLWA060MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-205 | 6 | Auburn | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | STTLWA060MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-205 | 7 | Auburn | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | STTLWA060MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-205 | 8 | Auburn | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-205 | 9 | Auburn | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | STTLWA060MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-205 | A | Auburn | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-207 | A | Tacoma | Landline | QWEST CORPORATION (9638) | TACOMA FAWCETT | 674 | — | — |
| 253-208 | A | Tacoma | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - WA (5812) | STTLWAGAAMD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-209 | A | Tacoma | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC (6010) | PLSBWAXXX0X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-210 | 0 | Graham | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-210 | 1 | Graham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC (6010) | PLSBWAXXX0X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-210 | 2 | Graham | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-210 | 3 | Graham | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-210 | 4 | Graham | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - WA (483E) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-210 | 5 | Graham | Landline or VoIP | ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM (7173) | TUKWILA | 674 | — | — |
| 253-210 | 6 | Graham | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC (6010) | PLSBWAXXX0X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-210 | 7 | Graham | Landline or VoIP | TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. (145J) | — | 674 | — | — |
| 253-210 | 8 | Graham | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | STTLWA03X1X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-210 | 9 | Graham | Landline or VoIP | PEERLESS NETWORK OF WASHINGTON, LLC - WA (159F) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-210 | A | Graham | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (6121) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-212 | 0 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | STTLWA03X1X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-212 | 1 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | STTLWA03X1X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-212 | 2 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | STTLWA03X1X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-212 | 3 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | STTLWA03X1X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-212 | 4 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - WA (7146) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-212 | 5 | Tacoma | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-212 | 6 | Tacoma | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC (6010) | PLSBWAXXX0X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-212 | 7 | Tacoma | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC (6010) | PLSBWAXXX0X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-212 | 8 | Tacoma | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-212 | 9 | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | STTLWA03X1X | 674 | — | — |
| 253-212 | A | Tacoma | Landline or VoIP | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - WA (7146) | SEATTLE | 674 | — | — |
| 253-213 | 0 | Tacoma | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-213 | 1 | Tacoma | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-213 | 2 | Tacoma | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - WA (5812) | STTLWAGAAMD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-213 | 3 | Tacoma | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - WA (5812) | STTLWAGAAMD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-213 | 4 | Tacoma | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-213 | 5 | Tacoma | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-213 | 6 | Tacoma | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-213 | 7 | Tacoma | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
| 253-213 | 8 | Tacoma | Wireless | T-MOBILE USA, INC. (6529) | TACMWAFA2MD | 674 | — | — |
Block-level assignments from the North American Numbering Plan administrator, via localcallingguide.com.
Assigned Prefixes
509
Assignment Blocks
3,503
Rate Centers
10
Carriers of Record
37
| Type | Blocks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Landline | 354 | 10% |
| Landline or VoIP | 1,556 | 44% |
| Wireless | 1,593 | 45% |
| Carrier | Blocks |
|---|---|
| T-MOBILE USA, INC. | 836 |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - WA | 470 |
| ONVOY, LLC - WA | 391 |
| QWEST CORPORATION | 327 |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | 259 |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA | 183 |
| COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC | 164 |
| ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | 138 |
| METROPCS, INC. | 123 |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - WA | 107 |
| 27 other carriers | 505 |
Carrier of record for each block. Numbers ported to another carrier keep their original block assignment, so this is not a lookup of who serves a given number today.
| Rate Center | Prefixes | Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Tacoma | 228 | 1,291 |
| Auburn | 83 | 703 |
| Tacoma-Waverly | 51 | 452 |
| Kent | 44 | 317 |
| Puyallup | 27 | 202 |
| Des Moines | 23 | 140 |
| Gig Harbor | 20 | 154 |
| Sumner | 15 | 109 |
| Graham | 13 | 101 |
| Roy | 5 | 34 |
A rate center is the telephone exchange area a number is homed to. It sets local calling boundaries, and is not the caller's current location.
Area code 253 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to Washington, United States. It is one of 6 area codes serving Washington. As population and demand for phone numbers grew, the region was divided into multiple numbering plan areas to avoid exhausting the available 7-digit number pool.
Yes. 253 is an active North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area code, currently assigned to Washington, United States. It is safe to answer or dial calls using this area code.
Area code 253 covers 10 cities and communities in Washington, including Auburn, Des Moines, Gig Harbor, Graham, Kent, and 5 more localities. This is based on telephone company rate center data — the geographic areas carriers use to determine local calling boundaries and to assign numbers when a business or individual requests a phone number in a specific city.
All numbers in the 253 area code observe Pacific Time (IANA timezone: America/Los_Angeles). Pacific Time is UTC−8 in winter (PST) and UTC−7 in summer (PDT). When placing a call to a 253 number from a different time zone, check the current local time above to avoid calling outside of business hours.
From within Washington, dial the 7-digit local number directly if calling within the same rate center, or dial 1 + 253 + 7-digit number for long-distance calls within North America. From outside the US or Canada, dial your country's international exit code followed by 1 253 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.
Format 253 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +12535550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.