Area code 253 is a telephonearea code in theNorth American Numbering Plan (NANP) for a part of theU.S. state ofWashington. The numbering plan area (NPA) includes cities inKing County that are situated south ofSeattle and the southernPuget Sound area, centered atTacoma and extending to include the areas aroundGig Harbor,Auburn, andRoy. It also serves the western half ofPierce County, as well as southern King County.

On April 27, 1997,numbering plan area 206 in Washington was divided into three geographic service areas, due to "substantial number growth" in the Seattle area of the state.^[1] The core area around Seattle and nearby cities retained the existing area code, while the second NPA, north and east ofLake Washington receivedarea code 425.^[2]The remaining area comprising Kent, Federal Way, Tacoma, Lakebay, Fox Island, Gig Harbor, Burley, was assigned area code 253.

Area code 253 is slated to participate in theoverlay complex564, which has been active since 2017 only inNPA 360,^[3][4] when central office code exhaustion demands relief.

• List of Washington (state) area codes
• List of North American Numbering Plan area codes

• Interactive map of area code 253

47°14′N122°27′W / 47.24°N 122.45°W /47.24; -122.45

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• Area codes in Washington (state)
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