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Area code 254

Area code 254 serves Texas, including Waco, Killeen and Temple (Central time). It has been in service since May 25, 1997.

Numbers starting with 254 drew 1,711 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 722 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 254 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
Texas(austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area) and (fort Worth--Arlington, TX Pmsa)
Time zone
Central
In service since
May 25, 1997Created from 817
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
672 of 792held by 54 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2032NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 254 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 254. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

1,711

FCC complaints since November 2023

722

Different 254 numbers reported

2,219

FCC complaints naming a 254 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202345
December 202311
January 202416
February 202413
March 202430
April 202419
May 202418
June 202421
July 202445
August 202437
September 202429
October 202433
November 202425
December 202420
January 202530
February 202510
March 202521
April 202518
May 202510
June 202513
July 202510
August 202514
September 20258
October 20250
November 20255
December 20258
January 20268
February 202612
March 202613
April 202621
May 202619
June 202617
July 202619
August 202614
September 202634
October 202646

What people said 254 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,198 of 1,711 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other917
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)192
Medical and prescriptions180
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends169
Dropped call or no message93
Warranties and protection plans22

Most reported 254 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 254

NANPA lists 111 rate centers for 254. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Waco117
  • Killeen91
  • Temple47
  • Hillsboro17
  • Stephenville16
  • Copperas Cove15
  • Marlin11
  • Gatesville10
  • Mexia10
  • Belton9
  • Breckenridge9
  • Eastland9
  • Cameron8
  • Glen Rose7
  • Salado6
  • Strawn6
  • China Spring5
  • Cisco5
  • Meridian5
  • Nolanville5
  • Ranger5
  • Valley Mills5
  • Axtell4
  • Bremond4
Show all 111 rate centers

Clifton, Cranfills Gap, Cross Plains, Eddy, Fort Hood, Gholson, Gordon, Hubbard, Irene, Lorena, Mcgregor, Moody, Reagan, Rising Star, Rogers, South Bosque, Teague, Thornton, Troy, Turnersville, Bartlett, Ben Hur, Blum, Buckholts, Burlington, Bynum, Crawford, De Leon, Dublin, Florence, Groesbeck, Hamilton, Heidenheimer, Holland, Iredell, Itasca, Jonesboro, Kosse, Laguna Park, Leroy, Little River, Lott, Malone, Mart, May, Moffat, Mount Calm, Oenaville, Oglesby, Prairie Hill, Riesel, Rosebud, Rosenthal, Walnut Springs, West, Whitney, Wortham, Zabcikville, Alexander, Brandon, Carbon, Chilton, Coolidge, Covington, Dawson, Evant, Flat, Gorman, Hallsburg, Hico, Kopperl, Lakeside Village, Morgan, Mosheim, Olden, Pottsville, Proctor, Sandy (limestone), Sidney, Tehuacana, Tolar, Bluffdale, Carlton, Desdemona, Donie, Lipan, Paluxy.

Phone companies holding 254 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 77% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 54 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Southwestern Bell92
Onvoy, LLC - TX83
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL78
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - TX43
Brightspeed of Texas, Inc.41
Level 3 Communications, LLC - TX36
T-Mobile USA, Inc.30
Valor Telecomm TX, Ld-TX #2 dba Windstream Comm SW25

When today's 254 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200123
200221
200312
200413
200517
200621
20075
20089
20092
201010
20113
20123
20137
20145
201520
201610
20179
20185
201928
202025
202134
202217
202326
202417
202521
202612

Check a 254 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in Texas

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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