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Tacoma Washington Area Code

One area code covers Tacoma: 253.

The code covering Tacoma

Area codes covering Tacoma, Washington, with what each one primarily serves.
Area codePrimarily servesIn service
253Seattle1997

Scope the codes matched to Tacoma. Source geoinfo-dataset (full_dataset) ZIP→NPA (2018 snapshot) and LocalCallingGuide NPA list (2026-07 NPA list). Updated . Overlay relationships come from the numbering-plan authority; the place match is computed.

Which part of town has which code

Tacoma has a single code, so there is nothing to divide — every local line carries 253.

ZIP codes for the same city

Postal geography is organised separately from telephone geography, so Tacoma’s 35 ZIP codes do not map onto the codes above. They are listed in full, with the county each falls in, on the postal side of the site.

Tacoma Washington ZIP codes →

Nearby places with different codes

These are the closest places to Tacoma whose area codes are not the same set. If you are near one of them, a local number may carry a code that is not on the list above.

The nearest places to Tacoma covered by a different set of area codes.
CityDistanceTheir area codes
Sumner Washington area codes11 mi206, 253, 360, 564
Auburn Washington area codes12 mi206, 253, 360, 564
Bonney Lake Washington area codes14 mi206, 360, 564
Kent Washington area codes15 mi206, 253, 360, 425, 564
Orting Washington area codes16 mi206, 360, 564
Graham Washington area codes17 mi206, 253, 360, 564
Roy Washington area codes19 mi206, 253, 360, 564
South Prairie Washington area codes19 mi206, 360, 564

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.