TEXAS · AREA CODE GUIDE
254 area code location: Killeen, Waco, and Temple, Texas
- Local date and time
- Central Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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254 area code at a glance
- State
- Texas
- Primary cities
- Killeen, Waco, and Temple
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Killeen, 161,883 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 665 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 817.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Central Time
- Standard time UTC−06:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−05:00
Counties and cities covered
254 numbers are issued across 111 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): McLennan County, Bell County, Hill County, Bosque County, Limestone County, Eastland County, Coryell County, Erath County, Falls County, Hamilton County, Freestone County, Hood County, Milam County, Palo Pinto County, Williamson County, Callahan County, Comanche County, Lampasas County, Navarro County, Robertson County, Somervell County, and Stephens County.
- Killeen
- Waco
- Temple
- Copperas Cove
- Belton
- Stephenville
- Gatesville
- Hillsboro
- Nolanville
- Mexia
- McGregor
- Marlin
- Cameron
- Breckenridge
- Groesbeck
- Cisco
- Eastland
- Teague
- Troy
- Clifton
- Dublin
- Glen Rose
- Hamilton
- West
- Salado
86 more communities
- De Leon
- Ranger
- Whitney
- Itasca
- Mart
- Lorena
- Bartlett
- Moody
- Hubbard
- Hico
- Tolar
- Meridian
- Rosebud
- Valley Mills
- Gholson
- Florence
- Holland
- Rogers
- Riesel
- Wortham
- Gorman
- Cross Plains
- Crawford
- Walnut Springs
- Bremond
- Dawson
- Coolidge
- Rising Star
- Lott
- Strawn
- Lipan
- Gordon
- Morgan
- Evant
- Kosse
- Hallsburg
- Oglesby
- Thornton
- Blum
- Buckholts
- Leroy
- Mount Calm
- Iredell
- Covington
- Carbon
- Cranfills Gap
- Malone
- Tehuacana
- Bynum
- Alexander
- Axtell
- Ben Hur
- Bluffdale
- Brandon
- Burlington
- Carlton
- Chilton
- China Spring
- Desdemona
- Donie
- Eddy
- Flat
- Fort Hood
- Heidenheimer
- Irene
- Jonesboro
- Kopperl
- Laguna Park
- Lakeside Village
- Little River
- May
- Moffat
- Mosheim
- Oenaville
- Olden
- Paluxy
- Pottsville
- Prairie Hill
- Proctor
- Reagan
- Rosenthal
- Sandy (limestone)
- Sidney
- South Bosque
- Turnersville
- Zabcikville
Notable places in 254
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Hood | 7.9 km from Killeen | Military base |
| Baylor University | 7.4 km from Waco | University, 23,100 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Tarleton State University | 0.4 km from Stephenville | University, 17,719 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Waco Regional Airport | 7.0 km from Waco | Commercial airport, 53,849 enplanements (2024) |
| Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport | 5.5 km from Temple | Airport |
| TSTC Waco Airport | 10.0 km from Axtell | Airport |
| Creation Evidence Museum | 5.7 km from Glen Rose | Museum |
| McLane Stadium | 5.1 km from Waco | Stadium |
| Texas A&M University–Central Texas | 4.7 km from Killeen | University, 3,165 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Waco Mammoth National Monument | 5.4 km from Waco | National Monument |
Questions about 254
Where is the 254 area code?
254 is in Texas. Its numbers are issued in Killeen, Waco, Temple, and 108 other communities.
What time zone is area code 254 in?
254 is in Central Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
What cities are in the 254 area code?
Killeen, Waco, Temple, Copperas Cove, and Belton, and 106 other communities.
What state is area code 254 in?
Area code 254 is in Texas.
What counties are covered by area code 254?
Area code 254 covers communities in McLennan County, Bell County, Hill County, Bosque County, Limestone County, Eastland County, Coryell County, Erath County, Falls County, Hamilton County, Freestone County, Hood County, Milam County, Palo Pinto County, Williamson County, Callahan County, Comanche County, Lampasas County, Navarro County, Robertson County, Somervell County, and Stephens County.
Is 254 a toll-free area code?
No. 254 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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