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Where Is Area Code 402?

Area code 402 is found in the US state of Nebraska. Primarily servicing the city of Omaha (population: 500678), area code 402 covers 49 counties of Nebraska.

Parts of this area code are located in the Central time zone, while others are in the Mountain time zone. This means that some cities in area code 402 are on the same time as Chicago, IL, while others are on the same time as Phoenix, AZ.

Area code 402 was brought into effect on January 1, 1947.

Map of Nebraska with area code 402 highlighted

Counties in Area Code 402

  • Adams,
  • Antelope,
  • Boone,
  • Brown,
  • Burt,
  • Butler,
  • Cass,
  • Cedar,
  • Cherry,
  • Clay,
  • Colfax,
  • Cuming,
  • Dakota,
  • Dixon,
  • Dodge,
  • Douglas,
  • Fillmore,
  • Gage,
  • Hall,
  • Hamilton,
  • Holt,
  • Jefferson,
  • Johnson,
  • Knox,
  • Lancaster,
  • Madison,
  • Nemaha,
  • Nuckolls,
  • Otoe,
  • Pawnee,
  • Pierce,
  • Platte,
  • Polk,
  • Richardson,
  • Saline,
  • Sarpy,
  • Saunders,
  • Seward,
  • Stanton,
  • Thayer,
  • Thurston,
  • Washington,
  • Wayne,
  • Webster,
  • York.

Most Populous Cities in Area Code 402

City County City Population Time Zone
Omaha Douglas 500,678 CST
Lincoln Lancaster 273,477 CST
Bellevue Sarpy 63,071 CST
Papillion Sarpy 36,434 CST
Omaha Sarpy 32,423 CST
Norfolk Madison 30,768 CST
Fremont Dodge 30,169 CST
Columbus Platte 28,552 CST
Hastings Adams 26,433 CST
La Vista Sarpy 18,569 CST
Elkhorn Douglas 16,871 CST
South Sioux City Dakota 15,382 CST
Beatrice Gage 14,216 CST
Plattsmouth Cass 12,368 CST
Blair Washington 12,295 CST
Gretna Sarpy 11,317 CST
York York 9,393 CST
Nebraska City Otoe 8,719 CST
Seward Seward 8,670 CST
Crete Saline 8,537 CST
Bennington Douglas 7,814 CST
Schuyler Colfax 7,377 CST
Wayne Wayne 6,618 CST
Wahoo Saunders 5,651 CST
Aurora Hamilton 5,406 CST

Note: The above list is based off of the top 25 most populous cities in the area code as per 2012 United States Census Bureau estimates.

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This page was last updated on July 3, 2015.