Nebraska area codes: 308, 402 and 531

All Nebraska area codes

Source: exhaust projections, area code report and rate centre report from NANPA, in the 11/01/2026 file. This is not an official NANPA site.

Where Nebraska area codes came from

For 8 years, 402 covered Nebraska on its own, until 308 arrived in 1955.

1. 1947: 402 was among the original area codes set up in 1947, covering Adams, Ainsworth and Albion.
2. 1955: 308 came into service as a new code for Alliance, Alma and Amherst.
3. 2011: 531 joined 402 as an overlay, covering the same area.

Making calls in Nebraska

For 402 and 531, local calls use full 10-digit dialling, and long-distance calls take 1 + the 10-digit number.

For 308, local calls take 7 digits, while long-distance calls take 1 + the 10-digit number.

Out of 378 codes in service across the US, only 54 still allow 7-digit local calls.

Places covered by each Nebraska area code

402 and 531 share one overlay area with 281 rate centres between them.

Yutan, York, Wynot Fordyce Saint Helena, Wymore, Wood Lake, Wisner, Winside, Winnetoon, Winnebago, Wilber, Weston, Western, West Point, West Hamburg, Weeping Water, Wayne, Waverly, Wausa, Waterbury, Walthill, Walnut, Wakefield, Wahoo, Waco, Virginia, Verdigre, Verdel, Valparaiso, Valentine, Utica, Union, Unadilla, Ulysses, Uehling, Trumbull, Tri City, Tobias, Tilden, Tekamah, Tecumseh, Tamora, Talmage, Table Rock, Syracuse, Swanton, Sutton, Surprise, Superior, Stuart, Stromsburg, Stockham, Sterling, Steinauer, Steele City, Staplehurst, Stanton, Springview, Spencer, South Yankton, South Sioux City, South Gregory, South Burke, South Bonesteel, Snyder, Shickley, Shelby, Seward, Scribner, Schuyler, Saint Edward, Ruskin, Rosalie, Rising City, Red Cloud, Raymond, Randolph, Prague, Ponca, Polk, Plymouth, Pleasant Dale, Plattsmouth, Platte Center, Plainview, Pilger, Pierce, Pickrell, Phillips, Petersburg, Peru, Pender, Pawnee City, Panama, Palmyra, Page, Otoe, Osmond, Osceola, Orchard, Ong, Omaha, Ohiowa, Odell, Octavia, Oakland, Oakdale, O'neill, North Summerfield, North Mahaska, North Bend, Norfolk, Niobrara, Newport, Newman Grove, Newcastle, Nemaha, Nelson, Neligh, Nehawka, Nebraska City, Naper, Murray, Murdock, Monroe, Milligan, Milford, Meadow Grove, Mead, Mccool Junction, Martell, Marquette, Malcolm, Madison, Macy, Lynch, Louisville, Long Pine, Linwood Morse Bluff, Lindsay, Lincoln, Liberty, Leigh, Laurel, Kilgore, Kennard, Kenesaw, Juniata, Julian, Johnstown, Johnson, Jansen, Jackson, Ithaca, Inman, Humphrey, Humboldt, Howells, Hoskins, Hordville, Hooper, Homer, Hickman, Herman, Henderson, Hebron, Hastings, Harvard, Hartington, Hardy, Harbine, Hansen, Hampton, Hallam, Guide Rock, Gresham, Greenwood, Grafton, Glenvil, Giltner, Genoa, Geneva, Garland, Friend, Fremont, Fort Calhoun, Firth, Filley, Falls City, Fairmont, Fairfield, Fairbury, Exeter, Ewing, Emerson, Elmwood, Elk Creek, Elgin, Edgar, Eagle, Dwight, Duncan, Dunbar, Dubois, Douglas, Dorchester, Doniphan, Dodge, Dixon, Diller, Deweese, Deshler, Denton, Decatur, De Witt, Daykin, Dawson, David City, Davey, Davenport, Crookston, Crofton, Crete, Creston, Creighton, Craig, Crab Orchard, Cortland, Cordova, Cook, Columbus, Colon, Coleridge, Cody, Clearwater, Clay Center, Clatonia, Clarkson, Chester, Chambers, Ceresco, Center, Cedar Bluffs, Carroll, Carleton, Byron, Butte, Burr, Burchard, Brunswick, Bruno, Bruning, Brownville, Brock, Bristow, Brainard, Bradshaw, Blue Hill, Bloomfield, Blair, Bennet, Benedict, Bellwood, Belden, Beemer, Beaver Crossing, Beatrice, Battle Creek, Bassett, Barneston, Bancroft, Avoca, Aurora, Auburn, Atkinson, Ashland, Arlington, Allen, Adams, Ainsworth, Albion, Alexandria.

308 covers 170 rate centres

Wolbach, Wood River, Wellfleet, Whiteclay, Wilcox, Wilsonville, Tryon, Venango, Wallace, Wauneta, Sutherland, Taylor, Thedford, Trenton, Stamford, Stapleton, Stratton, Sumner, Sodtown, South Ardmore, South Oelrichs, Spalding, Scottsbluff, Shelton, Sidney, Silver Creek, Saint Libory, Saint Paul, Sargent, Scotia, Republican City, Riverdale, Rockville, Rushville, Pleasanton, Potter, Primrose, Ravenna, Oxford, Palisade, Palmer, Paxton, Ord, Orleans, Oshkosh, Overton, North Platte, North Woodruff, Oconto, Ogallala, North Loup, North Julesburg, North Peetz, North Long Island, Naponee, Mullen, North Burwell, No Herndon, Minden, Mirage Flats, Mitchell, Morrill, Merna, Merriman, Miller, Minatare, Mason City, Maxwell, Maywood, Mccook, Loomis, Loup City, Lyman, Madrid, Lewellen, Lexington, Litchfield, Lodgepole, Kimball, Kimball Cy, Lebanon, Lemoyne, Imperial, Indianola, Kearney, Keystone, Holbrook, Holdrege, Huntley Ragan, Hyannis, Hemingford, Hendley, Hershey, Hildreth, Harrison, Hay Springs, Hayes Center, Heartwell, Grant, Greeley, Gurley, Haigler, Gibbon, Gordon, Gothenburg, Grand Island, Franklin, Fullerton, Funk, Gering, Ericson, Eustis, Farnam, Farwell, Elba, Elm Creek, Elsie, Elwood, Dix, Dunning, East Albin, Edison, Curtis, Dalton, Danbury, Dannebrog, Cotesfield, Cozad, Crawford, Culbertson, Chapman, Chappell, Clarks, Comstock, Cambridge, Cedar Rapids, Central City, Chadron, Burwell, Bushnell, Cairo, Callaway, Bridgeport, Broadwater, Broken Bow, Brule, Bloomington, Boelus, Brady, Brewster, Belgrade, Benkelman, Bertrand, Big Springs, Bartlett, Bartley, Bayard, Beaver City, Arthur, Ashton, Atlanta, Axtell, Arapahoe, Arcadia, Archer, Arnold, Alliance, Alma, Amherst, Ansley.

Is another area code coming to Nebraska?

Not for years: NANPA expects 402/531 to be the first to run out, in 2040.

Across the Nebraska line: area codes

• Omaha, NE-IA: Iowa 712.

Area codes used in the states around Nebraska

• Colorado: 303, 719, 720, 970, 748 and 983
• Iowa: 712, 319, 563, 515 and 641
• Kansas: 913, 316, 785 and 620
• Missouri: 235, 314, 816, 417, 573, 660, 636, 557 and 975
• South Dakota: 605
• Wyoming: 307

Cities across Nebraska

Area codes for Omaha.

Questions on Nebraska area codes