254 area code
Area code 254 is in Texas. It covers Killeen, Waco, Temple and 129 other places: 145 ZIP codes in Bell, McLennan, Coryell and 18 other counties. Local time there is , Central Time. In service since 1997, with no overlay.
Who calls from a 254 number
NANPA records the carrier each block of 254 numbers is assigned to. Of the 6.1 million 254 numbers assigned, 44% are with cable, internet-calling, business and other carriers (Onvoy); 30% with mobile carriers (AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless); 26% with local phone companies (AT&T and Brightspeed).
That is who the numbers were assigned to: people keep their number when they change carrier, so any one number may have moved since.
| Carrier | Kind | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Onvoy | Cable, VoIP, other | 18% |
| AT&T Mobility | Mobile | 16% |
| AT&T | Landline | 10% |
| Brightspeed | Landline | 9% |
| T-Mobile | Mobile | 8% |
| Verizon Wireless | Mobile | 6% |
An area code says where a number was issued, not where the caller is: people keep their numbers when they move, and caller ID can be set to show any number, which the FCC calls spoofing. If a call you did not expect asks for money or personal details, the FCC advises hanging up and calling the company back on a number you look up yourself. Unwanted calls can be reported to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
Places in area code 254
The 99 places with a telephone rate centre of their own using 254, largest first. Each links to its ZIP codes.
Nearby places using 254
These places have no rate centre of their own in NANPA's records; the nearest one uses 254. Near an area-code boundary that can be wrong for part of a town.
- Harker Heights
- Hewitt
- Robinson
- Bellmead
- Woodway
- Lacy-Lakeview
- McGregor
- Morgan's Point Resort
- Elm Mott
- Little River Academy
- Willow Grove
- Beverly Hills
- Bruceville
- Bruceville-Eddy
- Nemo
- Rainbow
- Golinda
- Thunderbird Bay
- Pendleton
- Abbott
- Mingus
- Purmela
- Caddo
- South Mountain
- Lingleville
- Penelope
- Huckabay
- Ross
- Ben Arnold
- Aquilla
- Mound
- Satin
- Morgan Mill
ZIP codes in area code 254
145 ZIP codes in 116 towns, by the town each is mailed to, largest first. Each links to its own page.
Where 254 numbers are issued
NANPA's rate centres with the most 254 prefixes (each prefix is 10,000 numbers), under NANPA's own abbreviated names.
| Rate centre | Place | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|
WACO | Waco | 117 |
KILLEEN | Killeen | 90 |
TEMPLE | Temple | 47 |
HILLSBORO | Hillsboro | 17 |
STEPHENVL | Stephenville | 16 |
COPPERASCV | Copperas Cove | 15 |
Counties
The counties of its ZIP codes, most residents first, with how many of its ZIP codes each has.
- Bell County (23)
- McLennan County (28)
- Coryell County (11)
- Erath County (7)
- Hill County (14)
- Limestone County (8)
- Falls County (8)
- Bosque County (9)
- Eastland County (8)
- Hamilton County (5)
- Milam County (3)
- Hood County (3)
- Somervell County (3)
- Freestone County (3)
- Stephens County (2)
- Williamson County (1)
- Comanche County (4)
- Palo Pinto County (2)
- Navarro County (1)
- Robertson County (1)
- Brown County (1)
Which code covers where you are now? What area code am I in? answers from your location.
Questions about area code 254
Where is area code 254?
Area code 254 is in Texas. It covers Killeen, Waco, Temple and 129 other places: 145 ZIP codes in Bell, McLennan, Coryell and 18 other counties.
What ZIP codes are in area code 254?
145 ZIP codes, by the town each is mailed to: Killeen (6, 76540 to 76549), Waco (16, 76701 to 76799), Temple (5, 76501 to 76508), Copperas Cove (76522) and 112 more towns. The full list is on this page.
What time zone is area code 254 in?
Central time.
Is a 254 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either. 30% of 254 numbers are assigned to mobile carriers and 26% to local phone companies (NANPA, 2026-10-10); the rest are with cable, internet-calling, business and paging carriers. A number keeps its area code when it moves to another carrier.
Does a 254 number mean the caller is in Texas?
Not necessarily. An area code says where the number was first issued. People keep their numbers when they move or switch carriers, and calling software can show any number, so a 254 call can come from anywhere.
Other area codes in Texas
- 210 San Antonio
- 214 Dallas
- 281 Houston
- 325 Abilene
- 346 Houston
- 361 Corpus Christi
- 409 Beaumont
- 430 Tyler
- 432 Midland
- 469 Dallas
- 512 Austin
- 621
- 682 Fort Worth
- 713 Houston
- 726 San Antonio
- 737 Austin
- 806 Lubbock
- 817 Fort Worth
- 830 New Braunfels
- 832 Houston
- 903 Tyler
- 915 El Paso
- 936 Conroe
- 940 Denton
- 945 Dallas
- 956 Laredo
- 972 Dallas
- 979 Bryan
All 29 Texas area codes, by area, with the cities each covers
Source: NANPA NPA database, central office code and thousands-block assignments, 2026-10-10. Places are matched to NANPA's rate centres by name; see sources.
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