Western Nebraska

Serves the western portion of Nebraska including Grand Island, Kearney, North Platte and Scottsbluff. Created in 1954 by splitting the state's original 402.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18

Place

Western Nebraska

Type

geographic

Status

in service

In service since

1955

Projected exhaust

2057 Q1

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 308 is

Western Nebraska, following the Platte River corridor from the NE-SD border to about the center of the NE-KS border..

Communities served wholly or partly by 308:

Grand IslandKearneyNorth PlatteScottsbluffGeringAllianceChadronMcCookOgallalaSidney

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 308 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Split from · 1954 402 Omaha / Lincoln / eastern Nebraska 308 split from 402 in 1954.

What's changing. No overlay; sole area code for western Nebraska.

C · History

How 308 got here

1954

Established when Nebraska was divided from a single NPA; 308 assigned to the western portion.

Source: Wikipedia

D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned

485

Prefixes available

315

Thousands-blocks assigned

1,205

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources

Wikipedia ↗

Area code 308

NumberResearch.org ↗

Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.