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Area code 531

Area code 531 serves Nebraska, including Omaha, Lincoln and Aurora (Central time). It has been in service since March 26, 2011 and shares its area with 402.

Numbers starting with 531 drew 495 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 213 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 531 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
NebraskaOmaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
March 26, 2011Created from 402
Overlay
Same area as 402
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
267 of 792held by 40 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2043NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 531 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 531. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

495

FCC complaints since November 2023

213

Different 531 numbers reported

645

FCC complaints naming a 531 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20234
December 20232
January 20246
February 202416
March 20242
April 20243
May 20249
June 20249
July 20247
August 202411
September 20244
October 20247
November 20248
December 20243
January 202510
February 20254
March 20255
April 20254
May 202511
June 20256
July 20257
August 20252
September 20253
October 20250
November 20250
December 20252
January 20261
February 20264
March 20267
April 20263
May 20263
June 20265
July 20262
August 20267
September 20269
October 202621

What people said 531 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 320 of 495 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other223
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)107
Medical and prescriptions56
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends45
Dropped call or no message18
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes6

Places served by 531

NANPA lists 105 rate centers for 531. 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.
  • Omaha83
  • Lincoln26
  • Aurora10
  • Columbus5
  • Fremont5
  • South Sioux City4
  • Ainsworth3
  • Creston3
  • Howells3
  • Norfolk3
  • Oakland3
  • Plattsmouth3
  • Schuyler3
  • Valentine3
  • Wayne3
  • West Point3
  • Ashland2
  • Atkinson2
  • Auburn2
  • Beatrice2
  • Blair2
  • Clarkson2
  • Hastings2
  • Madison2
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O'neill, Pender, Pilger, Randolph, Superior, Wahoo, Wakefield, Adams, Albion, Allen, Avoca, Bennet, Bristow, Bruning, Butte, Carleton, Cedar Bluffs, Ceresco, Chambers, Clay Center, Creighton, Crete, Davenport, Davey, David City, Dawson, De Witt, Deweese, Dorchester, Dunbar, Edgar, Elgin, Emerson, Fairbury, Firth, Geneva, Genoa, Grafton, Guide Rock, Hallam, Harvard, Hebron, Hickman, Homer, Humphrey, Julian, Kenesaw, Laurel, Lindsay, Louisville, Malcolm, Martell, Mead, Milford, Murray, Nebraska City, Nehawka, Newman Grove, Ohiowa, Ong, Osceola, Otoe, Platte Center, Polk, Ruskin, Seward, Shelby, Shickley, South Gregory, South Yankton, Syracuse, Table Rock, Talmage, Tamora, Tecumseh, Tekamah, Utica, Weeping Water, West Hamburg, Western, Wilber.

Phone companies holding 531 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 100% 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 40 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Onvoy, LLC - NE64
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL24
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - NE23
Aerial Communications, Inc.20
Teleport Communications America, LLC - NE18
United States Cellular - NE12
Level 3 Communications, LLC - NE10
Allo Communications LLC9

When today's 531 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
20131
201511
201612
201713
201818
201925
202018
202130
202227
202329
202416
202539
20268

Check a 531 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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