Get a local business phone number in Arlington, NE
Arlington's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Arlington number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 402
- Exchanges
- 2NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 1
- Population
- 1,320Census 2024 est.
What area code is Arlington, NE?
Arlington village is a Census place in Washington County, Nebraska, with an estimated 1,320 residents in 2024. All 2 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 402. 402 is part of an overlay with 531, so a new local number in Arlington may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Arlington is in the Central time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 402 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402 | 2 | 100% | 1947 | 531 | Central |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Arlington exchanges by carrier
One carrier, Arlington Tel. CO., holds all 2 exchanges assigned to Arlington's rate center. 1 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Arlington can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington Tel. CO. | 2 | 100% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Arlington phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Arlington. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 402 | 478, 931 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
What makes a number local to Arlington
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Arlington's numbers are rated to the ARLINGTON rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Arlington number.
If your business already has a Arlington number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Arlington
Arlington is part of the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, home to 1.0 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 25,290 business establishments in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area in 2023, employing 455,764 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (3,254), health care and social assistance (3,052), and retail trade (2,618).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 755 | 16,018 | 21.2 |
| Full-service restaurants | 693 | 15,926 | 23.0 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 680 | 1,629 | 2.4 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 623 | 3,302 | 5.3 |
| Landscaping services | 530 | 3,522 | 6.6 |
| Residential remodelers | 466 | 1,462 | 3.1 |
| Law offices | 427 | 3,204 | 7.5 |
| Child day care services | 385 | 5,490 | 14.3 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Arlington
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Arlington, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $540.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $449.10, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Arlington, NE?
402. All exchanges NANPA lists for Arlington are in 402.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Arlington?
1, holding 2 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Arlington business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Arlington?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).