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Blair's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Blair number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 402 / 531
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 4
- Population
- 7,999Census 2024 est.
What area code is Blair, NE?
Blair city is a Census place in Washington County, Nebraska, with an estimated 7,999 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 5 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 402 has the most (3, 60%). 402 is part of an overlay with 531, so a new local number in Blair may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Blair 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.
Who holds Blair phone exchanges
4 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Blair's rate center. Blair Tel. CO. has the most, with 2. 4 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Blair Tel. CO. | 2 | 40% |
| Huntel Cablevision, INC. d/b/a Huntel Comms - NE | 1 | 20% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NE | 1 | 20% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - NE | 1 | 20% |
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.
Local prefixes for Blair
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Blair. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2007. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 402 | 237, 426, 533 |
| 531 | 209, 315 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Blair's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Blair numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 33% |
| 2010s | 1 | 33% |
| 2020s | 1 | 33% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Blair
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Blair that is BLAIR, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Blair.
If your business already has a Blair number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Businesses around Blair
Blair 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.
A Blair number on Callata
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 Blair, 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 Blair, NE?
Blair has exchanges in 402 and 531; 402 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Blair?
4, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Blair 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 Blair?
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).