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254 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling

Area code 254 serves Texas in the Central time zone, in service since 1997. The FCC has 2,909 unwanted-call complaints against 2,156 different 254 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.

Most-reported 254 numbers

Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.

254 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months

Monthly FCC complaint volume against 254 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.

Carriers operating in 254

Carriers assigned to 254 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.

  • SOUTHWESTERN BELLI · 14 prefixes
  • T-MOBILE USA, INC.Wireless · 7 prefixes
  • NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILWireless · 7 prefixes
  • LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TXC · 6 prefixes
  • ONVOY, LLC - TXC · 6 prefixes
  • CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TXWireless · 4 prefixes
  • BRIGHTSPEED OF TEXAS, INC.I · 3 prefixes
  • METROPCS, INC.C · 2 prefixes

About area code 254

Serves
Texas
Time zone
Central
In service since
1997-05-25
Overlay
No

Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.

Spam calls from 254? What to know

Seeing repeated missed calls from 254 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Texas — spoofing software displays whatever digits the campaign chooses. Never call unknown numbers back; look them up first, and report unwanted calls to the FCC to build the public record.

Area code 254 FAQs

Where is area code 254?

Area code 254 serves Texas, in the Central time zone. It has been in service since 1997.

Why do I keep getting calls from 254 numbers?

Robocallers use "neighbor spoofing" — displaying a number with a local area code to make you more likely to answer. A call showing area code 254 may not originate from Texas at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.

Are 254 numbers safe to call back?

Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 254 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 2,909 unwanted-call complaints against 2,156 distinct 254 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.