Area code 254

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Map of Texas and adjacent regions, with numbering plan area 254 highlighted.

North American area code 254 is a state of Texas telephone area code for numbers in the Waco/Temple/Killeen area. It was created May 25, 1997, in a split from area code 817.

It's also Kenya's country code.

Counties served by this area code:

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

Towns and cities served by this area code:

Abbott, Andice, Aquilla, Axtell, Bartlett, Belton, Bluff Dale, Blum, Brandon, Breckenridge, Bremond, Bruceville, Buckholts, Burlington, Bynum, Caddo, Cameron, Carbon, Carlton, Chilton, China Spring, Cisco, Clifton, Coolidge, Copperas Cove, Covington, Cranfills Gap, Crawford, Cross Plains, Davilla, Dawson, De Leon, Desdemona, Donie, Dublin, Eastland, Eddy, Elm Mott, Evant, Flat, Florence, Gatesville, Gholson, Glen Rose, Gorman, Groesbeck, Hamilton, Harker Heights, Heidenheimer, Hewitt, Hico, Hillsboro, Holland, Hubbard, Iredell, Irene, Itasca, Jonesboro, Killeen (including Fort Hood), Kopperl, Kosse, Laguna Park, Leroy, Lingleville, Lipan, Little River Academy, Lorena, Lott, Malone, Marlin, Mart, May, McGregor, Meridian, Mexia, Moody, Morgan Mill, Morgan, Mound, Mount Calm, Nemo, Nolanville, Oglesby, Olden, Paluxy, Pendleton, Penelope, Pottsville, Prairie Hill, Proctor, Purmela, Rainbow, Ranger, Reagan, Riesel, Rising Star, Roanoke, Robinson, Rogers, Rosebud, Ross, Salado, Satin, Schwertner, Sidney, Stephenville, Strawn, Teague, Tehuacana, Temple, Thornton, Tolar, Troy, Valley Mills, Waco, Walnut Springs, West, Whitney, Woodway, and Wortham

Ten-digit dialing[]

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 scheduled to transition to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.^[1]

Popular culture[]

The area code 254 is the theme of local rappers in Welcome to 254. The rap, uploaded to YouTube on August 4, 2008, has received over 150,000 views as of March 2014.^[2]

See also[]

• List of Texas area codes

References[]

External links[]

• NANPA area code map of Texas
• List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 254 Area Code