Phone numbers in Columbus, Nebraska
Columbus has 13 phone prefixes in area codes 402, 531.
Biggest holders: Frontier, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile (including Sprint). This is the local calling area (rate center) where those prefixes were first assigned.
- Mobile carrier 46%
- Local phone company 31%
- Internet / business phone carrier 23%
Every prefix in Columbus
Search the first six digits of a number in this list. If it's here, the number started in Columbus with the carrier shown. If it isn't, check the Nebraska page or look the number up.
| Prefix | Carrier | Type | Assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 402-270 | UScellular | Mobile carrier | – |
| 402-276 | Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 2004 |
| 402-562 | Frontier | Local phone company | – |
| 402-563 | Frontier | Local phone company | – |
| 402-564 | Frontier | Local phone company | – |
| 402-606 | T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 2001 |
| 402-835 | Level 3 (Lumen) | Internet / business phone carrier | 2002 |
| 402-910 | Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | – |
| 402-942 | Windstream Communications Of The Midewest | Local phone company | – |
| 531-230 | Onvoy | Internet / business phone carrier | 2019 |
| 531-326 | T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 2023 |
| 531-348 | AT&T Mobility | Mobile carrier | 2023 |
| 531-400 | Onvoy | Internet / business phone carrier | 2021 |
Most prefixes are pooled: the 10,000 numbers in each are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to different carriers, and people can also take their numbers to another carrier. So the carrier shown is where the prefix started, not a guarantee about any one number. Source: NANPA central office code records, 2026-10-10.