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 ...

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 ...

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.

Officials say they expect it'll be at least three years before Nebraska's new 531 area code makes its debut, years later than previously expected. Officials with the North American Numbering Plan ...

LINCOLN | The 531 area code, an idea introduced in 2009, has yet to make an appearance in the numbers dialed every day. And it likely will stay that way for at least another three years, according to ...

The Young family is a household divided. Mom Michaela, dad Joseph and sister Finnley have phone numbers that begin with the 402 area code. But the phone number for Kylan’s brand-new birthday iPhone ...

OMAHA -- It's not clear exactly when eastern Nebraska will run out of phone numbers in its 402 area code, but state officials now have a plan to deal with it when it does. Nebraska's Public Service ...