402 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 402 serves Nebraska in the Central time zone, in service since 1947. The FCC has 3,337 unwanted-call complaints against 2,581 different 402 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 402 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (402) 506-••••43 complaints · 2015-09-09
- (402) 982-••••25 complaints · 2017-07-13
- (402) 593-••••22 complaints · 2021-02-19
- (402) 935-••••20 complaints · 2024-11-20
- (402) 338-••••20 complaints · 2017-08-01
- (402) 998-••••19 complaints · 2016-06-27
- (402) 952-••••15 complaints · 2015-09-16
- (402) 382-••••14 complaints · 2019-04-12
- (402) 841-••••14 complaints · 2015-11-19
- (402) 509-••••14 complaints · 2015-10-20
- (402) 347-••••13 complaints · 2018-09-28
- (402) 609-••••11 complaints · 2021-03-28
- (402) 403-••••11 complaints · 2017-06-21
- (402) 779-••••11 complaints · 2016-02-26
- (402) 836-••••10 complaints · 2021-09-15
- (402) 718-••••10 complaints · 2019-05-10
- (402) 322-••••10 complaints · 2017-02-15
- (402) 779-••••10 complaints · 2016-02-22
- (402) 779-••••10 complaints · 2016-01-23
- (402) 347-••••9 complaints · 2018-09-29
- (402) 206-••••9 complaints · 2016-10-29
- (402) 382-••••8 complaints · 2017-09-11
- (402) 792-••••8 complaints · 2015-12-28
- (402) 669-••••8 complaints · 2015-12-16
- (402) 247-••••8 complaints · 2015-01-15
402 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 402 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 402
Carriers assigned to 402 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- QWEST CORPORATIONI · 19 prefixes
- WINDSTREAM NEBRASKA, INC.I · 13 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NEWireless · 9 prefixes
- UNITED STATES CELLULAR - NEWireless · 7 prefixes
- COMCAST IP PHONE, LLCC · 5 prefixes
- BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NEC · 5 prefixes
- WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MIDEWEST INC - NEC · 4 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NEC · 3 prefixes
About area code 402
- Serves
- Nebraska
- Time zone
- Central
- In service since
- 1947-01-01
- Overlay
- Yes — 10-digit dialing
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 402? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 402 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Nebraska — spoofing software displays whatever digits the campaign chooses. Never call unknown numbers back; look them up first, and report unwanted calls to the FCC to build the public record.
Area code 402 FAQs
Where is area code 402?
Area code 402 serves Nebraska, in the Central time zone. It is part of an overlay complex, so multiple area codes serve the same territory and 10-digit dialing is required. It has been in service since 1947.
Why do I keep getting calls from 402 numbers?
Robocallers use "neighbor spoofing" — displaying a number with a local area code to make you more likely to answer. A call showing area code 402 may not originate from Nebraska at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 402 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 402 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 3,337 unwanted-call complaints against 2,581 distinct 402 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.