308 area code: location, time zone and numbers

Area code 308 serves as a US telephone area code in Nebraska and has done so since 1955.

Location
Nebraska
Operating since
1955
Time zone used
Central and Mountain are the time zones.
Overlay
None: the only area code there
Calls within the area
Dialling with 7 digits
Rate-centre locations
170
Projected exhaustion
2057
Code for the country
+1 (United States)

NANPA public reports provide the source, including an area code report and a rate-centre report, in a file dated 11/01/2026. The exhaust year is listed in NANPA projections, 2026-1 (April 2026). This website is not an official NANPA site.

Get your own 308 number

There are two ways to get a 308 number. At sign-up, a provider assigns a new number from those it holds in the code, as part of its plan. Numbers already held by a seller are listed for a one-time price, often with a pattern. You move the number to a provider afterward.

Providers ranked by first-year cost

ProviderCheapest planFirst yearLink
Google Voice logoFree appBasic (Just for me), free$0Open Google Voice
TextNow logoFree appFree plan, free$0Open TextNow
Twilio logoDeveloper APIPay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month$13.80Open Twilio
Burner logoSecond-number appStandard, $3.99 a month billed yearly$47.99Open Burner
UniTel Voice logoToll-free specialistSolo, $6.99 a month billed yearly$84Open UniTel Voice
GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) logoSecond-number appDeluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly$102.88Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline)

Sellers listing local numbers

SellerWhat it sellsListed priceMonthly feeLink
Exclusive Digits logoMarketplaceLocal numbersFrom $9 one-timeNone statedSearch at Exclusive Digits
NumberBarn logoMarketplaceLocal and toll-freeFrom $9.95 one-time$2.99 a monthSearch at NumberBarn
RingBoost logoNumber brokerLocal and toll-freeFrom $99 one-timeNone statedSearch at RingBoost
PhoneNumberExpert logoNumber brokerLocal and toll-freeFrom $100 one-timeNone statedSearch at PhoneNumberExpert
212areacode.comNumber brokerLocal numbersFrom $150 one-timeNone statedSearch at 212areacode.com

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Places in the 308 area code

The 308 code has 170 rate centres, according to NANPA. Numbers are assigned to each one, which is a local calling area:

Alliance, Cairo, Alma, Callaway, Amherst, Cambridge, Ansley, Cedar Rapids, Arapahoe, Central City, Arcadia, Chadron, Archer, Chapman, Arnold, Chappell, Arthur, Clarks, Ashton, Comstock, Atlanta, Cotesfield, Axtell, Cozad, Bartlett, Crawford, Bartley, Culbertson, Bayard, Curtis, Beaver City, Dalton, Belgrade, Danbury, Benkelman, Dannebrog, Bertrand, Dix, Big Springs, Dunning, Bloomington, East Albin, Boelus, Edison, Brady, Elba, Brewster, Elm Creek, Bridgeport, Elsie, Broadwater, Elwood, Broken Bow, Ericson, Brule, Eustis, Burwell, Farnam, Bushnell, Farwell and 110 more.

Other related area codes

The other area codes in Nebraska are 402 and 531.

308 area code questions

What location is area code 308 in?

Area code 308 serves Nebraska.

Which country code does a 308 number use?

+1. The 308 number belongs to the North American Numbering Plan. From abroad, dial +1 308 followed by the 7-digit number.

What time is it in the 308 area code?

Area code 308 uses Central and Mountain time.

Who calls using a 308 number?

Homes, mobiles and local businesses use numbers in this code, as do callers who fake a local number. Your screen shows where a 308 number was assigned, but it does not identify the person calling.

Is 308 toll-free?

No. 308 is a local area code, and billing for calls to it works the same as for any other US call. In the US, the complete set of toll-free prefixes is 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 and 833.