Home › Washington › University Place

University Place, WA Area Code

University Place, Washington (population 35,479) uses area code 253.

Area code253
Time zonePacific
Local time now…

University Place has no telephone exchange of its own in NANPA records; it is served by the Tacoma exchange about 7.8 km away.

University PlaceTacomaKentFederal WayAuburnLakewoodBurienPuyallupParklandGrahamSeaTacSpanawayDes MoinesUniversity Place
University Place and nearby cities in area code 253

Carriers with University Place numbers

228 prefixes are assigned to the Tacoma exchange: 35% mobile, 23% VoIP and cable, 42% landline.

CarrierPrefixes
Lumen (Qwest)71
T-Mobile34
Verizon Wireless28
Onvoy (Sinch)24
AT&T Mobility18
Lumen (Level 3)10
Allstream10
Spok7

Area codes used in University Place

Area codePrefixes serving University PlaceMain carriers in this code
253228Lumen (Qwest), T-Mobile, Onvoy (Sinch)

University Place phone number prefixes

Numbers starting with these first six digits were originally assigned to the Tacoma exchange.

Nearby cities in area code 253

Questions

What is the area code for University Place, WA?
The area code for University Place, Washington is 253.
What time zone is University Place in?
University Place is in the Pacific time zone.