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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.
Service area
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
References
- "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
| North: 214/469/945/972, 682/817, 940 | ||
| West: 325 | area code 254 | East: 430/903, 979 |
| South: 512/737 |