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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