NEBRASKA · AREA CODE GUIDE
402 and 531 area codes location: Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska
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Map data: UCLA Geoportal (2015) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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402 and 531 area codes at a glance
- State
- Nebraska
- Primary cities
- Omaha, Lincoln, and Fremont
- Time zone
- Central Time
- Answering calls
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| Area code | Started service | Parent code | New code planned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 402 | No, as of 22 September 2026 | ||
| 531 | 402 | No, as of 22 September 2026 |
History
- : 531 added as an overlay on 402
Counties and cities covered
These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Adams County, Antelope County, Boone County, Boyd County, Brown County, Burt County, Butler County, Cass County, Cedar County, Cherry County, Clay County, Colfax County, Cuming County, Dakota County, Dixon County, Dodge County, Douglas County, Fillmore County, Gage County, Hall County, Hamilton County, Holt County, Jefferson County, Johnson County, Keya Paha County, Knox County, Lancaster County, Madison County, Nance County, Nemaha County, Nuckolls County, Otoe County, Pawnee County, Pierce County, Platte County, Polk County, Richardson County, Rock County, Saline County, Saunders County, Seward County, Stanton County, Thayer County, Thurston County, Washington County, Wayne County, Webster County, and York County.
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- South Sioux City
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- York
- Blair
- Seward
- Crete
- Nebraska City
- Plattsmouth
- Schuyler
- Wayne
- Wahoo
- Aurora
- Waverly
- Falls City
- Fairbury
- Hickman
- O'Neill
- Auburn
- Ashland
256 more communities
- West Point
- David City
- Valentine
- Milford
- Madison
- Geneva
- Syracuse
- Wilber
- Pierce
- Superior
- Albion
- Tekamah
- Tecumseh
- Ainsworth
- Neligh
- Hartington
- Wakefield
- Stanton
- Sutton
- Yutan
- Louisville
- Hebron
- Wymore
- Oakland
- Arlington
- Atkinson
- Plainview
- North Bend
- Wisner
- Eagle
- Battle Creek
- Stromsburg
- Creighton
- Fort Calhoun
- Pender
- Bennet
- Henderson
- Weeping Water
- Ceresco
- Tilden
- Laurel
- Harvard
- Friend
- Red Cloud
- Bloomfield
- Ponca
- Winnebago
- Kenesaw
- Randolph
- Osceola
- Humphrey
- Genoa
- Pawnee City
- Utica
- Emerson
- Doniphan
- Scribner
- Osmond
- Hooper
- Blue Hill
- Humboldt
- Crofton
- Deshler
- Shelby
- Juniata
- Clay Center
- Saint Edward
- Walthill
- Elgin
- Peru
- Elmwood
- Firth
- Beemer
- Newman Grove
- Clarkson
- Mead
- Dorchester
- Adams
- Greenwood
- Cedar Bluffs
- Valparaiso
- Dodge
- Wausa
- Fairmont
- Howells
- Palmyra
- Bassett
- Verdigre
- Homer
- Coleridge
- De Witt
- Cortland
- Exeter
- Stuart
- Murray
- Malcolm
- McCool Junction
- Bancroft
- Sterling
- Leigh
- Nelson
- Hampton
- Edgar
- Giltner
- Bellwood
- Decatur
- Duncan
- Ewing
- Spencer
- Kennard
- Beaver Crossing
- Winside
- Niobrara
- Rising City
- Allen
- Plymouth
- Brainard
- Orchard
- Polk
- Shickley
- Platte Center
- Fairfield
- Phillips
- Lindsay
- Petersburg
- Clearwater
- Hallam
- Cook
- Waco
- Davenport
- Johnson
- Unadilla
- Prague
- Long Pine
- Monroe
- Chambers
- Bradshaw
- Bruning
- Newcastle
- Murdock
- Hoskins
- Glenvil
- Oakdale
- Diller
- Meadow Grove
- Clatonia
- Odell
- Butte
- Weston
- Milligan
- Snyder
- Springview
- Marquette
- Dwight
- Table Rock
- Panama
- Pilger
- Staplehurst
- Western
- Jackson
- Uehling
- Gresham
- Herman
- Pleasant Dale
- Chester
- Garland
- Talmage
- Benedict
- Craig
- Trumbull
- Union
- Guide Rock
- Ulysses
- Pickrell
- Denton
- Avoca
- Lynch
- Carroll
- Douglas
- Nehawka
- Creston
- Cody
- Dunbar
- Otoe
- Page
- Brunswick
- Ithaca
- Rosalie
- Daykin
- Raymond
- Brownville
- Alexandria
- Dawson
- Hordville
- Davey
- Ohiowa
- Filley
- Brock
- Colon
- Tobias
- Nemaha
- Belden
- Grafton
- Ruskin
- Octavia
- Jansen
- Cordova
- Inman
- Bruno
- Hardy
- Carleton
- Barneston
- Byron
- Naper
- Swanton
- Dixon
- Burchard
- Crookston
- Waterbury
- Center
- Virginia
- Bristow
- Newport
- Kilgore
- Elk Creek
- Steinauer
- Burr
- Winnetoon
- Harbine
- Steele City
- Wood Lake
- Ong
- Julian
- Crab Orchard
- Johnstown
- Deweese
- Verdel
- Surprise
- Stockham
- Liberty
- Dubois
- Hansen
- Linwood Morse Bluff
- Macy
- Martell
- North Mahaska
- North Summerfield
- South Bonesteel
- South Burke
- South Gregory
- South Yankton
- Tamora
- Tri City
- Walnut
- West Hamburg
- Wynot Fordyce Saint Helena
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, U.S. Census Bureau county geography. Checked .
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