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Area Code 253

What is the 253 area code?

State Washington
Time Zone Pacific
Country US

The 253 area code is located in the state of Washington, and according to Intelius data, covers roughly 671,365 phone numbers and 946,366 listings across 518 prefixes.

This is a General Purpose Code, in service since April 27, 1997.

Area code 253 was split from area code 206.

Local calls within area code 253 require 10 digits dialing, while long-distance calls require 1 plus 10 digits dialing.

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Counties in the (253) area code

  1. King County
    County Population (2025) 2,344,939
    Principal Places
    • Algona
    • Auburn
    • Federal Way
    Zips
    • 98001
    • 98002
    • 98003
    • 98023

Cities in the (253) area code

  • Algona
  • Auburn
  • Federal Way

253 Stats

Number of Prefixes
518
Numbers
671,365
Listings
946,366

Area Code (253) Prefixes

Prefix
Numbers
Listings
Numbers 986
Listings 1,083
Numbers 70
Listings 72
Numbers 23
Listings 25
Numbers 19
Listings 19
Numbers 817
Listings 963
Numbers 1,543
Listings 1,824
Numbers 509
Listings 736
Numbers 59
Listings 76
Numbers 4,098
Listings 7,206
Numbers 3,342
Listings 5,610

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