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Area code 402

Area code 402 serves Nebraska, including Omaha, Lincoln and Norfolk (Central time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 531.

Numbers starting with 402 drew 2,589 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 604 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 402 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
NebraskaOmaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 531
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
782 of 792held by 57 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2043NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 402 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 402. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

2,589

FCC complaints since November 2023

604

Different 402 numbers reported

2,996

FCC complaints naming a 402 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202315
December 20235
January 20247
February 202413
March 20245
April 20248
May 202419
June 202415
July 202429
August 202420
September 202414
October 202444
November 202438
December 202414
January 202515
February 202512
March 202515
April 202511
May 202514
June 20259
July 202514
August 202513
September 202513
October 20250
November 20256
December 202510
January 202614
February 202614
March 202610
April 20268
May 202616
June 202616
July 202622
August 202638
September 202627
October 202650

What people said 402 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,748 of 2,589 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,055
Dropped call or no message378
Medical and prescriptions373
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends306
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)214
Warranties and protection plans51

Most reported 402 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 402

NANPA lists 281 rate centers for 402. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Omaha268
  • Lincoln80
  • Norfolk19
  • Fremont15
  • Hastings12
  • Columbus9
  • Beatrice8
  • York7
  • South Sioux City6
  • Tekamah6
  • Nebraska City5
  • Plattsmouth5
  • Seward5
  • Valentine4
  • Wayne4
  • West Point4
  • Albion3
  • Aurora3
  • Blair3
  • Crete3
  • Fairbury3
  • Hebron3
  • Newcastle3
  • O'neill3
Show all 281 rate centers

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

Phone companies holding 402 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 72% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 57 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Windstream Nebraska, Inc.185
Qwest Corporation160
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - NE110
Aerial Communications, Inc.38
Great Plains Communications, Inc.33
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL22
Northeast Nebraska Tel. CO.22
Comcast IP Phone, LLC21

When today's 402 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200134
200221
200317
200410
20056
20062
20079
20086
20095
20103
201111
20126
20134
201419
20153
20161
20194
20201
20221
20241

Check a 402 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in Nebraska

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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