Her new cellphone number begins with Nebraska’s newest area code: 531. Because of that, “a lot of people think I’m from out of state,” she said. It appears that those three numbers don’t yet have a ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s new 531 area code will soon be assigned to new phone lines in the eastern third of the state. Regulators say the new area code is needed because phone companies are close ...

Beginning Saturday, callers in the 402 area code will need to use 10 digits on every call, whether it’s to someone in California or to their next-door neighbor. The switch stems from the addition of a ...

The 531 area code, an idea introduced back in 2009, has yet to make an appearance in the numbers we dial every day. And it likely will stay that way for another three years or more, according to ...

The Nebraska Public Service Commission (Commission) has been notified by the North America Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) that the 402 Area Code is nearing exhaust with only ten codes remaining.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The first 531 phone numbers in Nebraska’s new area code will soon be activated. The Lincoln Journal Star reports (https://bit.ly/1JivDxZ ) the small towns of Atkinson and Oakland ...

You'd better start getting in the habit of always dialing 402 before making a local call. Beginning Feb. 26, callers will be required to dial all 10 digits as the Nebraska Public Service Commission ...

It'll probably be at least four more years before Nebraska's new 531 area code makes its debut, years later than originally forecast.The Lincoln Journal Star says that on Feb. 26, 2011, the state ...

LINCOLN (AP) — The first 531 phone numbers in Nebraska's new area code will soon be activated. The Lincoln Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/1JivDxZ) the small ...