Area codes 402 and 531
42°00′N 98°00′W / 42.0°N 98.0°W
Area codes 402 and 531 are telephone
History
In 1947, the
In 1954, the numbering plan area was divided. Eastern Nebraska retained 402, and
Nebraska's most-populous cities,
Omaha and Lincoln are not only home to most of Nebraska's landlines, but also to most of its cell phones and pagers. As a result, the numbering pool for area code 402 was nearly exhausted by the end of the 1990s. It was originally projected to be exhausted in 2001, but
In March 2011, central office code relief was implemented by adding area code 531 in an overlay to the same service area of 402. Although the first central office prefix in 531 was not assigned until February 2013, ten-digit dialing has been mandatory for all calls from the 402 territory since Spring 2011.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "402/531 Area Code Relief". Nebraska Public Service Commission. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
External links
North: 605 | ||
West: 308 | 402/531 | East: 712, 660 |
South: 785 | ||
Iowa area codes: 319, 515, 563, 641, 712 | ||
Kansas area codes: 316, 620, 785, 913 | ||
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South Dakota area codes: 605 |