254 area code: location, time zone and numbers
In Dallas, Texas, area code 254 has served as a US telephone area code since 1997.
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Service start date
- 1997
- Local time zone
- Central time zone
- Overlay
- None: no other code covers that area
- Calls inside the area
- 10-digit dialing
- The rate centres
- 111
- Projected exhaustion
- 2032
- Country calling prefix
- +1 (United States)
NANPA public reports supply the data: the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026. The NANPA projections file 2026-1 (April 2026) gives the exhaust year. We are not an official NANPA site.
Get hold of a 254 number
You can reach a 254 number in two ways. When you sign up, a provider gives you a new number with its plan, chosen from the numbers it already holds for that code. Numbers a seller already holds are listed, often with a pattern, at a one-time price, and later you transfer the number to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers that list local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 254 area code
For 254, NANPA lists 111 rate centres. Numbers are assigned to each of these local calling areas:
Alexander, Bartlett, Belton, Axtell, Bluffdale and Ben Hur. Blum, Brandon, Buckholts, Breckenridge, Bremond and Burlington. Bynum, Carbon, Carlton, Cameron, Chilton and China Spring. Cisco, Clifton, Coolidge, Copperas Cove, Cranfills Gap and Covington. Crawford, Cross Plains, Dawson, Donie, De Leon and Desdemona. Dublin, Eastland, Flat, Evant, Eddy and Florence. Fort Hood, Gatesville, Gholson, Gordon, Glen Rose and Gorman. Groesbeck, Hallsburg, Hamilton, Heidenheimer, Hillsboro and Hico. Holland, Hubbard, Irene, Iredell, Itasca and Jonesboro. Killeen, Kopperl, Kosse, Lakeside Village, Leroy and Laguna Park, and 51 more.
Area codes related to this one
Texas has other area codes as well: 214, 512, 713, 915, 817, 806, 409, 903, 210, 972, 281, 940, 830, 956, 832, 361, 469, 936, 979, 682, 430, 325, 432, 737, 346, 726, 945 and 621.
254 area code questions
Where is area code 254?
Numbers with 254 ring in Dallas, Texas, around Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Which country code do 254 numbers use?
+1. The North American Numbering Plan covers 254, so from abroad you dial +1 254 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 254 area code?
The time in 254 is Central.
Who calls using a 254 number?
The code covers homes, mobiles, local businesses and people who make up a local number to call. The 254 number on your screen shows where it was assigned, not who is calling.