Area code 254

Area code 254 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan for the Waco/Temple/Killeen area in the U.S. state of Texas. It was created on May 25, 1997, in an area code split of area code 817. Despite having only a single area code, even local calls in the numbering plan area require ten-digit dialing, because prior to October 2021, area code 254 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988. In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing. This area code was therefore transitioned to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.

Area code in Texas, United States

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Area code 254 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan for the Waco/Temple/Killeen area in the U.S. state of Texas. It was created on May 25, 1997, in an area code split of area code 817.

Despite having only a single area code, even local calls in the numbering plan area require ten-digit dialing, because prior to October 2021, area code 254 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988. In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing. This area code was therefore transitioned to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.^[1]

Service area

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The counties served by this area code include:

• Bell County
• Bosque County
• Callahan County
• Comanche County
• Coryell County
• Eastland County
• Erath County
• Falls County
• Freestone County
• Hamilton County
• Hill County
• Hood County
• Limestone County
• McLennan County
• Milam County
• Navarro County
• Robertson County
• Somervell County
• Stephens County
• Williamson County

See also

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• List of Texas area codes

References

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1. ^ "Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Administrator. January 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

External links

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• "Area Code Maps". North American Numbering Plan Administrator.

• List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 254 Area Code

Texas area codes: 210/726, 214/469/972/945, 254, 325, 361, 409, 432, 512/737, 713/281/832/346, 806, 817/682, 830, 903/430, 915, 936, 940, 956, 979

	North: 214/469/945/972, 682/817, 940
West: 325	area code 254	East: 430/903, 979
	South: 512/737