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title: "Area code 308: Nebraska, United States"
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summary: "Area code 308 serves Nebraska, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Nebraska."
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# Area code 308: Nebraska, United States

Area code 308 serves Nebraska, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Nebraska.

NANPA lists 463 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 308, held by 62 holders across 167 rate centers.
New Cingular Wireless PCS holds the most prefixes, 58 (13%). 62% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 562 complaints on file for 467 numbers in 308, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1955-01-01
- Time zone: CM
- Prefixes in use: 463
- Pooled prefixes: 288 (62%)
- Rate centers: 167
- Companies holding prefixes: 62
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-08-01 to 2026-06-17 (212 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 151

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GRAND IS | 40 | 9% |
| KEARNEY | 20 | 4% |
| SCOTSBLUFF | 17 | 4% |
| NO PLATTE | 16 | 3% |
| LEXINGTON | 8 | 2% |
| MCCOOK | 8 | 2% |
| ALLIANCE | 6 | 1% |
| MINDEN | 6 | 1% |
| 159 other rate centers | 342 | 74% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 58 | 13% |
| Verizon Wireless | 54 | 12% |
| Qwest | 42 | 9% |
| Great Plains Communications | 30 | 6% |
| Frontier Com Of Ne | 28 | 6% |
| Level 3 Communications | 20 | 4% |
| 56 other carriers | 231 | 50% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1955-01-01: Area code 308 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 308, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 402 (about 177 miles), 531 (about 190 miles), 785 (about 207 miles), 605 (about 235 miles) and 303 (about 254 miles).

## ZIP codes

151 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Kearney, NE (4 ZIP codes), Oshkosh, NE (2 ZIP codes) and Sidney, NE (2 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

562 complaints for 467 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 34
- 2024: 44
- 2025: 29

## Questions

### Where is area code 308?

NANPA assigns area code 308 to Nebraska, United States.

### In which state does area code 308 sit?

Nebraska. 308 is one of 3 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 308 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 308 are Kearney, NE, Oshkosh, NE and Sidney, NE. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 308?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 308, New Cingular Wireless PCS holds the most prefixes, 58 prefixes or 13%.

### Which time zone does 308 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 308 as CM.

### What year did 308 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1955-01-01, so 308 has been in use since 1955.

### Does area code 308 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 308.

### Which area codes are nearest to 308?

The area codes closest to 308, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 402 (about 177 miles), 531 (about 190 miles), 785 (about 207 miles), 605 (about 235 miles) and 303 (about 254 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 308 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 463 prefixes in service in 308, spread over 167 rate centers and 62 holders.

### Are there complaints about 308 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 562 complaints for 467 numbers in 308. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).