402 Area Code — Nebraska

402 is a North American Numbering Plan area code for Nebraska, the United States. It covers about 1,620,911 people in 335 towns and 418 ZIP codes, including Omaha, Lincoln and Bellevue.

Where area code 402 is used

Area code 402 is assigned to Nebraska, the United States, inside the North American Numbering Plan. Numbers in the code are written (402) NXX-XXXX at home and +1 402 NXX-XXXX when dialled from outside Canada and the United States. Since the NANP moved to 10-digit dialling you must always include the area code, even for a local call.

Other area codes in this footprint: 531. They serve towns in the same territory, so a single street can contain numbers from more than one code. That is normal in the NANP and does not change how you dial.

Towns and cities in area code 402

The 335 towns below are the largest in the 402 footprint, ranked by population. Every one of them links to its own page with the full list of area codes and ZIP codes for that town.

Counties covered

Other area codes serving the same towns

Nearby area codes

How to dial area code 402

• Within North America: 402 + 7-digit number (402-NXX-XXXX). The leading 1 is optional on a mobile phone and required on most landlines for long-distance.
• From abroad: your country's international prefix, then 1, then 402, then the 7-digit number — for example 00 1 402 NXX-XXXX from most of Europe.