308
Area code
NE
United States geographic area code, in service since 1955-01-01.
Statusin service
Introduced1955-01-01
JurisdictionNE, US
Local dialing7D
Time zoneCentral / Mountain
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 61.2% of assignable prefixes assigned
As of 09/17/2026
0%485 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%
Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-08-01, most recent 2026-06-17.
Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “NE” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.
Top assignees
Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier| Rank | Assignee | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | 57 | 11.8% |
| 02 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NE | 54 | 11.1% |
| 03 | QWEST CORPORATION | 42 | 8.7% |
| 04 | GREAT PLAINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 30 | 6.2% |
| 05 | CITIZENS TELECOM OF NE LLC DBA FRONTIER COM OF NE | 28 | 5.8% |
| 06 | NEBRASKA CENTRAL TEL. CO. | 20 | 4.1% |
| 07 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NE | 20 | 4.1% |
| 08 | ONVOY, LLC - NE | 19 | 3.9% |
| 09 | CHARTER IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC | 18 | 3.7% |
| 10 | UNITED STATES CELLULAR - NE | 17 | 3.5% |
Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.
Change history
Recorded events for this NPA- 1955-01-01Area code 308 entered service.