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402 Area Code

Area code 402 serves Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, Fremont, Norfolk and nearby communities in Nebraska. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateNebraska
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use782
Overlay with531
Projected to run out2040
OmahaLincolnBellevueFremontNorfolkColumbusPapillionHastingsLa VistaSouth Sioux CityBeatriceChalcoGretnaYorkBlairSewardCreteNebraska CityPlattsmouthSchuylerRalstonWayneOffutt AFBWahooOmahaLincolnFremontNorfolkHastingsSouth Sioux City
Cities and towns served by area code 402

Who issues 402 numbers

Mobile 20%VoIP and cable 10%Landline 70%

Share of the 782 prefixes (the three digits after 402) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Windstream198
Lumen (Qwest)160
Verizon Wireless110
Aerial Communications35
Great Plains Communications33
AT&T Mobility22
Northeast Nebraska Tel. Co.22
Comcast (Xfinity)21

Cities and towns in area code 402

CityPopulationOther area codes
Omaha488,797531
Lincoln301,522531
Bellevue64,863531
Fremont28,350531
Norfolk26,677531
Columbus25,248531
Papillion25,127531
Hastings25,121531
La Vista16,543531
South Sioux City14,158531
Beatrice12,318531
Chalco10,625531
Gretna9,207531
York8,284
Blair7,997531
Seward7,892531
Crete7,747531
Nebraska City7,512531
Plattsmouth6,955531
Schuyler6,800531
Ralston6,382531
Wayne6,338531
Offutt AFB5,663531
Wahoo5,023531

Got a call from 402?

A 402 number was originally issued in Nebraska, but that does not prove the caller is there. 10% of 402 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 782 prefixes in area code 402

Format: (402) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 402

Where is area code 402?
Area code 402 is in Nebraska. It covers Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, Fremont, Norfolk, Columbus and 18 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 402?
Area code 402 is in the Central time zone.
Is 402 a toll-free number?
No. 402 is a geographic area code in Nebraska. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 402 share its area with 531?
402 and 531 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 402 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 402/531 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2040. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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