402 area code: location, overlays and numbers
In the US, 402 is a telephone area code that serves Omaha, Nebraska. It has been in service since 1947 and shares an overlay with 531.
- Location
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Service began
- 1947
- Zone for local time
- Uses Central time
- Overlay
- 531
- Calling locally
- Full 10-digit dialing
- The rate centres
- 281
- Expected exhaustion
- 2040
- Code used for the country
- +1 (United States)
Source: NANPA public reports, the area code report and the rate-centre report, with a file dated 11/01/2026. Exhaust year: the NANPA projections 2026-1, dated April 2026. We are not an official NANPA site.
Get your own 402 number
You can get a 402 number in two ways. With its plan, a provider assigns a new number from the ones it holds in the code; the choice is made at sign-up. Numbers a seller already holds are listed, often with a pattern, at a one-time price. You then move your number to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers listing local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 402 area code
For 402, NANPA lists 281 rate centres. Numbers are assigned within each local calling area:
This list includes: Adams, Albion, Allen, Ashland, Auburn, Avoca, Barneston, Battle Creek, Beaver Crossing, Belden, Benedict, Blair, Blue Hill, Brainard, Brock, Bruning, Brunswick, Burchard, Butte, Carleton, Cedar Bluffs, Ceresco, Chester, Clatonia, Clearwater, Coleridge, Colon, Cook, Cortland, Craig, Creighton, Crete, Ainsworth, Alexandria, Arlington, Atkinson, Aurora, Bancroft, Bassett, Beatrice, Beemer, Bellwood, Bennet, Bloomfield, Bradshaw, Bristow, Brownville, Bruno, Burr, Byron, Carroll, Center, Chambers, Clarkson, Clay Center, Cody, Columbus, Cordova, Crab Orchard, Creston, along with 221 additional locations.
Other related area codes
531 covers the same area and shares the same numbers pool. Since a new number in this area may come from any listed code, request the one you prefer.
The other Nebraska area codes: 308.
City guides: area codes for Omaha.
402 area code questions
Which area uses code 402?
Code 402 serves Omaha, Nebraska, and the surrounding Omaha, NE-IA area.
Which country code belongs with 402?
+1. Because 402 sits in the North American Numbering Plan, from abroad you dial +1 402 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 402 area code?
Code 402 remains on Central time.
Who calls using a 402 number?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses can hold numbers in this code, and a caller who fakes a local number can also show one. What a 402 number shows on your screen is where it was assigned, rather than the identity of the caller.