Look up any phone number starting with 253 to identify the owner name, address, spam reports, and more. The 253 area code is a telephone area code serving parts of Washington state.
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Area code 253 covers cities in King County south of Seattle, the southern Puget Sound area centered at Tacoma, and extends to areas around Gig Harbor, Auburn, and Roy. It also serves the western half of Pierce County, as well as southern King County.
Area code 253 is slated to participate in the overlay complex 564 , which has been active since 2017 in NPA 360 . This overlay was created when central office code exhaustion demanded relief.
Area code 253 is a general purpose code which was placed in service on April 27, 1997.
Our Washington phone number lookup for the 253 area code analyzes the three-digit prefix to identify the initially assigned telecommunications company and rate center. This prefix code data may help to determine the U.S. carrier, Washington geographic region, and local calling area associated with the phone number.
Phone numbers follow the following structure under the North American Numbering Plan:
Understanding the area code can help you determine if a call is local to your area. However, keep in mind that due to mobile number portability and VoIP services, the caller may be anywhere in the United States, so it’s best to search for the most recent phone number details.
| Company | Number of Prefixes |
|---|---|
| QWEST CORPORATION | 139 |
| T-MOBILE USA, INC. | 53 |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - WA | 41 |
| ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | 30 |
| ONVOY, LLC - WA | 25 |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | 23 |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA | 21 |
| TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - WA | 13 |
| COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC | 12 |
| CENTURYTEL OF WASHINGTON, INC. DBA CENTURYLINK | 8 |
| XO WASHINGTON, INC. | 8 |
| GLOBAL CROSSING LOCAL SERVICES, INC. - WA | 7 |
| MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | 5 |
| MCLEODUSA TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC. - WA | 5 |
| LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF WASHINGTON, LLC - WA | 4 |
| METROPCS, INC. | 4 |
| AT&T - LOCAL | 3 |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - WA | 3 |
| MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - WA | 3 |
| RAINIER CONNECT, INC. - WA | 3 |
| USA MOBILITY WIRELESS, INC. | 3 |
| TELNYX LLC | 2 |
| PEERLESS NETWORK OF WASHINGTON, LLC - WA | 1 |
Carrier names have been updated from their original FCC assignments to reflect current companies following mergers, acquisitions, and rebranding. Updates were determined using AI-assisted research and may not be accurate or reflect up to date changes. This data is provided without warranties of accuracy or completeness.
| Rate Center | Number of Prefixes |
|---|---|
| TACOMA | 196 |
| AUBURN | 59 |
| KENT | 40 |
| TACOMAWVLY | 37 |
| DES MOINES | 22 |
| PUYALLUP | 22 |
| GIG HARBOR | 16 |
| SUMNER | 12 |
| GRAHAM | 9 |
| ROY | 3 |
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