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Broken Bow's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Broken Bow number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 308
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 3,491Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Broken Bow
Broken Bow city is a Census place in Custer County, Nebraska, with an estimated 3,491 residents in 2024. All 5 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 308. Broken Bow is in the Central and Mountain time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 308 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308 | 5 | 100% | 1955 | none | Central and Mountain |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Broken Bow
5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Broken Bow's rate center. Great Plains Broadband, INC. - NE has the most, with 1. 4 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Broken Bow can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Great Plains Broadband, INC. - NE | 1 | 20% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 1 | 20% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - NE | 1 | 20% |
| Qwest Corporation | 1 | 20% |
| United States Cellular - 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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Broken Bow
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Broken Bow. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2009. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 308 | 767, 810, 870, 872, 880 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Broken Bow's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Broken Bow numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 50% |
| 2020s | 1 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Broken Bow
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Broken Bow that is BROKEN BOW, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Broken Bow.
If your business already has a Broken Bow number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
The local business market
Broken Bow is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 56,503 business establishments in Nebraska in 2023, employing 923,066 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (6,931), retail trade (6,925), and health care and social assistance (6,363).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,545 | 6,715 | 4.3 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 1,517 | 30,303 | 20.0 |
| Full-service restaurants | 1,438 | 27,515 | 19.1 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 1,131 | 2,499 | 2.2 |
| Residential remodelers | 997 | 2,798 | 2.8 |
| Landscaping services | 939 | 4,878 | 5.2 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 837 | 9,947 | 11.9 |
| Law offices | 817 | 4,983 | 6.1 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Broken Bow
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 Broken Bow, 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 Nebraska, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $480.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $399.20, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 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 | $319.00 | $3,828.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $304.00 | $3,648.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $368.00 | $4,416.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $399.20 | $4,790.40 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $432.00 | $5,184.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $480.00 | $5,760.00 |
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 Broken Bow, NE?
308. All exchanges NANPA lists for Broken Bow are in 308.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Broken Bow?
5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Broken Bow 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 Broken Bow?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).