Cities in area code 402
Area code 402 serves 281 localities in Nebraska, led by Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk. The table lists every rate center — the billing locality each prefix is anchored to — with its share of the code's 782 active prefixes.
By numbering footprint the leading localities are Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk, Fremont, Hastings, Columbus, Beatrice and York, and 272 smaller communities down to single-prefix localities. Prefix counts track lines in service, so the ranking is a reasonable proxy for where the code's subscribers actually are.
Metropolitan coverage: 32 rate centers belong to FCC top-100 metro areas.
Overlap note: 104 localities are shared with other area codes, so a neighbor's number may differ in its first three digits.
Clock-wise the coverage is Central.
A caller's real location can differ: numbers port between carriers and follow their owners when they move. Use the prefix tables to see where a specific number block was issued.
Showing 281 of 281
| Locality (rate center) | Active prefixes | Metro area | All codes serving it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 268 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Lincoln | 80 | — | 402, 531 |
| Norfolk | 19 | — | 402, 531 |
| Fremont | 15 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Hastings | 12 | — | 402, 531 |
| Columbus | 9 | — | 402, 531 |
| Beatrice | 8 | — | 402, 531 |
| York | 7 | — | 402 |
| South Sioux City | 6 | — | 402, 531 |
| Tekamah | 6 | — | 402, 531 |
| Nebraska City | 5 | — | 402, 531 |
| Plattsmouth | 5 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Seward | 5 | — | 402, 531 |
| Valentine | 4 | — | 402, 531 |
| West Point | 4 | — | 402, 531 |
| Wayne | 4 | — | 402, 531 |
| Hebron | 3 | — | 402, 531 |
| Blair | 3 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Stromsburg | 3 | — | 402 |
| Wahoo | 3 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Fairbury | 3 | — | 402, 531 |
| O'neill | 3 | — | 402, 531 |
| Schuyler | 3 | — | 402, 531 |
| Newcastle | 3 | — | 402 |
| Crete | 3 | — | 402, 531 |
| Albion | 3 | — | 402, 531 |
| Aurora | 3 | — | 402, 531 |
| Superior | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Nelson | 2 | — | 402 |
| Louisville | 2 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Falls City | 2 | — | 402 |
| Platte Center | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Laurel | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Bennet | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Union | 2 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Exeter | 2 | — | 402 |
| Fairmont | 2 | — | 402 |
| Syracuse | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Long Pine | 2 | — | 402 |
| Auburn | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Kennard | 2 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Tecumseh | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Randolph | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| David City | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Tilden | 2 | — | 402 |
| Ainsworth | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Pender | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Friend | 2 | — | 402 |
| Sutton | 2 | — | 402 |
| Arlington | 2 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Ashland | 2 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Osceola | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| South Yankton | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Bassett | 2 | — | 402 |
| Denton | 2 | — | 402 |
| Geneva | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Red Cloud | 2 | — | 402 |
| Waverly | 2 | — | 402 |
| Greenwood | 2 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Pawnee City | 2 | — | 402 |
| Humboldt | 2 | — | 402 |
| Burchard | 2 | — | 402 |
| Neligh | 2 | — | 402 |
| Humphrey | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Genoa | 2 | — | 402, 531 |
| Edgar | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Ruskin | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Nehawka | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Verdel | 1 | — | 402 |
| Murray | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Byron | 1 | — | 402 |
| Julian | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Tobias | 1 | — | 402 |
| Newport | 1 | — | 402 |
| North Mahaska | 1 | — | 402 |
| North Summerfield | 1 | — | 402 |
| Hartington | 1 | — | 402 |
| Guide Rock | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Dunbar | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Deweese | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Talmage | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Otoe | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Weeping Water | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Avoca | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Hardy | 1 | — | 402 |
| Grafton | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Coleridge | 1 | — | 402 |
| Ong | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Creston | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Winside | 1 | — | 402 |
| Wakefield | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Center | 1 | — | 402 |
| Ohiowa | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Chester | 1 | — | 402 |
| Pierce | 1 | — | 402 |
| Page | 1 | — | 402 |
| Decatur | 1 | — | 402 |
| Bruning | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Carleton | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Wynot Fordyce Saint Helena | 1 | — | 402 |
| Creighton | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Davenport | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Deshler | 1 | — | 402 |
| Bloomfield | 1 | — | 402 |
| Craig | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| West Hamburg | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Petersburg | 1 | — | 402 |
| Crofton | 1 | — | 402 |
| Inman | 1 | — | 402 |
| Pilger | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Jansen | 1 | — | 402 |
| Crookston | 1 | — | 402 |
| Lindsay | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Western | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Stanton | 1 | — | 402 |
| Steele City | 1 | — | 402 |
| Daykin | 1 | — | 402 |
| Newman Grove | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Swanton | 1 | — | 402 |
| Madison | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Herman | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Fort Calhoun | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Chambers | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Clearwater | 1 | — | 402 |
| Leigh | 1 | — | 402 |
| Monroe | 1 | — | 402 |
| Springview | 1 | — | 402 |
| Tamora | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Surprise | 1 | — | 402 |
| Shelby | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Beemer | 1 | — | 402 |
| Wisner | 1 | — | 402 |
| Beaver Crossing | 1 | — | 402 |
| Utica | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Staplehurst | 1 | — | 402 |
| Bellwood | 1 | — | 402 |
| Octavia | 1 | — | 402 |
| Rising City | 1 | — | 402 |
| Bruno | 1 | — | 402 |
| Brainard | 1 | — | 402 |
| Ulysses | 1 | — | 402 |
| Hoskins | 1 | — | 402 |
| Dwight | 1 | — | 402 |
| Uehling | 1 | — | 402 |
| Snyder | 1 | — | 402 |
| Lynch | 1 | — | 402 |
| Cordova | 1 | — | 402 |
| Plainview | 1 | — | 402 |
| Bristow | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Dixon | 1 | — | 402 |
| Carroll | 1 | — | 402 |
| Wausa | 1 | — | 402 |
| Garland | 1 | — | 402 |
| Spencer | 1 | — | 402 |
| Ithaca | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Mead | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Yutan | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Ewing | 1 | — | 402 |
| Shickley | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Cedar Bluffs | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Milligan | 1 | — | 402 |
| Jackson | 1 | — | 402 |
| Meadow Grove | 1 | — | 402 |
| Allen | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Waterbury | 1 | — | 402 |
| Weston | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Wymore | 1 | — | 402 |
| Colon | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Bancroft | 1 | — | 402 |
| North Bend | 1 | — | 402 |
| South Bonesteel | 1 | — | 402 |
| Hooper | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Walnut | 1 | — | 402 |
| Plymouth | 1 | — | 402 |
| Filley | 1 | — | 402 |
| Prague | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Scribner | 1 | — | 402 |
| Ceresco | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402, 531 |
| Linwood Morse Bluff | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Verdigre | 1 | — | 402 |
| Pickrell | 1 | — | 402 |
| Barneston | 1 | — | 402 |
| Battle Creek | 1 | — | 402 |
| Saint Edward | 1 | — | 402 |
| De Witt | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Oakland | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Virginia | 1 | — | 402 |
| Dodge | 1 | — | 402 |
| Emerson | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Liberty | 1 | — | 402 |
| Homer | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Johnstown | 1 | — | 402 |
| Henderson | 1 | — | 402 |
| McCool Junction | 1 | — | 402 |
| Hampton | 1 | — | 402 |
| Fairfield | 1 | — | 402 |
| Waco | 1 | — | 402 |
| Benedict | 1 | — | 402 |
| Gresham | 1 | — | 402 |
| Bradshaw | 1 | — | 402 |
| Stockham | 1 | — | 402 |
| Trumbull | 1 | — | 402 |
| Hansen | 1 | — | 402 |
| Osmond | 1 | — | 402 |
| Alexandria | 1 | — | 402 |
| Juniata | 1 | — | 402 |
| Kenesaw | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Harbine | 1 | — | 402 |
| Ponca | 1 | — | 402 |
| Blue Hill | 1 | — | 402 |
| Hordville | 1 | — | 402 |
| Milford | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Clay Center | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Polk | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Odell | 1 | — | 402 |
| Glenvil | 1 | — | 402 |
| Harvard | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| South Burke | 1 | — | 402 |
| Butte | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Oakdale | 1 | — | 402 |
| Palmyra | 1 | — | 402 |
| Eagle | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Raymond | 1 | — | 402 |
| Valparaiso | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Davey | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Hallam | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Panama | 1 | — | 402 |
| Firth | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Hickman | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Diller | 1 | — | 402 |
| Martell | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Pleasant Dale | 1 | — | 402 |
| Malcolm | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Cortland | 1 | — | 402 |
| Douglas | 1 | — | 402 |
| Wilber | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Cody | 1 | — | 402 |
| Nemaha | 1 | — | 402 |
| Brownville | 1 | — | 402 |
| Unadilla | 1 | — | 402 |
| Naper | 1 | — | 402 |
| Macy | 1 | — | 402 |
| Table Rock | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Brunswick | 1 | — | 402 |
| Elgin | 1 | — | 402 |
| Doniphan | 1 | — | 402 |
| Walthill | 1 | — | 402 |
| Winnetoon | 1 | — | 402 |
| Burr | 1 | — | 402 |
| Giltner | 1 | — | 402 |
| Marquette | 1 | — | 402 |
| Dawson | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Brock | 1 | — | 402 |
| Niobrara | 1 | — | 402 |
| Dubois | 1 | — | 402 |
| Rosalie | 1 | — | 402 |
| Cook | 1 | — | 402 |
| Sterling | 1 | — | 402 |
| Murdock | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
| Johnson | 1 | — | 402 |
| Steinauer | 1 | — | 402 |
| Peru | 1 | — | 402 |
| Crab Orchard | 1 | — | 402 |
| Elk Creek | 1 | — | 402 |
| Winnebago | 1 | — | 402 |
| Tri City | 1 | — | 402 |
| Phillips | 1 | — | 402 |
| Clarkson | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Orchard | 1 | — | 402 |
| Duncan | 1 | — | 402 |
| Stuart | 1 | — | 402 |
| Atkinson | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Dorchester | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Kilgore | 1 | — | 402 |
| Wood Lake | 1 | — | 402 |
| South Gregory | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Belden | 1 | — | 402 |
| Howells | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Adams | 1 | — | 402, 531 |
| Clatonia | 1 | — | 402 |
| Elmwood | 1 | Omaha, NE-IA | 402 |
FAQ
What is the biggest city in area code 402?
Omaha holds the most active prefixes (268), making it the code's largest numbering locality.
How many places does 402 cover?
281 rate centers in Nebraska hold active 402 prefixes, from Omaha down to communities with a single prefix.
Does a 402 number guarantee the caller lives in one of these places?
No — the tables show where number blocks were issued. Porting and VoIP let people keep or acquire numbers anywhere.