# Area code 254

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{{short description|Area code in Texas, United States}}
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{{Texas area codes image map|254}}

'''Area code 254''' is a telephone [area code](/source/area_code) in the [North American Numbering Plan](/source/North_American_Numbering_Plan) for the [Waco](/source/Waco%2C_Texas)/[Temple](/source/Temple%2C_Texas)/[Killeen](/source/Killeen%2C_Texas) area in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Texas](/source/Texas). It was created on May 25, 1997, in an [area code split](/source/area_code_split) of [area code 817](/source/area_code_817).

Despite having only a single area code, even local calls in the numbering plan area require [ten-digit dialing](/source/ten-digit_dialing), because prior to October 2021, area code 254 had telephone numbers assigned for the [central office code](/source/central_office_code) 988. In 2020, ''988'' was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the [National Suicide Prevention Lifeline](/source/National_Suicide_Prevention_Lifeline), which created a conflict for exchanges that permit [seven-digit dialing](/source/seven-digit_dialing). This area code was therefore transitioned to [ten-digit dialing](/source/ten-digit_dialing) by October 24, 2021.<ref name="pl556">{{cite web|url=https://nationalnanpa.com/pdf/PL_556.pdf|date=January 8, 2021|publisher=North American Numbering Plan Administrator |title=Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref>

==Service area==
The counties served by this area code include:
* [Bell County](/source/Bell_County%2C_Texas)
* [Bosque County](/source/Bosque_County%2C_Texas)
* [Callahan County](/source/Callahan_County%2C_Texas)
* [Comanche County](/source/Comanche_County%2C_Texas)
* [Coryell County](/source/Coryell_County%2C_Texas) 
* [Eastland County](/source/Eastland_County%2C_Texas) 
* [Erath County](/source/Erath_County%2C_Texas) 
* [Falls County](/source/Falls_County%2C_Texas) 
* [Freestone County](/source/Freestone_County%2C_Texas)
* [Hamilton County](/source/Hamilton_County%2C_Texas) 
* [Hill County](/source/Hill_County%2C_Texas)
* [Hood County](/source/Hood_County%2C_Texas) 
* [Limestone County](/source/Limestone_County%2C_Texas)
* [McLennan County](/source/McLennan_County%2C_Texas) 
* [Milam County](/source/Milam_County%2C_Texas) 
* [Navarro County](/source/Navarro_County%2C_Texas)
* [Robertson County](/source/Robertson_County%2C_Texas)
* [Somervell County](/source/Somervell_County%2C_Texas) 
* [Stephens County](/source/Stephens_County%2C_Texas)
* [Williamson County](/source/Williamson_County%2C_Texas)

==See also==
*[List of Texas area codes](/source/List_of_Texas_area_codes)

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090828172628/http://areacodedownload.com/254/index.html List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 254 Area Code]

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{{Area code box|State=TX|
  This= area code 254 | 
  N=  [214](/source/area_code_214)/[469](/source/area_code_469)/[945](/source/area_code_945)/[972](/source/area_code_972), [682](/source/area_code_682)/[817](/source/area_code_817), [940](/source/area_code_940) |
  S= [512/737](/source/area_codes_512_and_737) |
  E= [430](/source/area_code_430)/[903](/source/area_code_903), [979](/source/area_code_979) |
  W= [325](/source/area_code_325) }}

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