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Holdrege's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Holdrege number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 308
- Exchanges
- 5NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 5
- Population
- 5,556Census 2024 est.
Holdrege area codes
Holdrege city is a Census place in Phelps County, Nebraska, with an estimated 5,556 residents in 2024. All 5 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 308. Holdrege 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.
Who holds Holdrege phone exchanges
5 carriers hold the 5 exchanges assigned to Holdrege's rate center. Glenwood Telecommunications, 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 Holdrege can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Telecommunications, INC. - NE | 1 | 20% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il | 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.
Local prefixes for Holdrege
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Holdrege. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2013. 1 of the 5 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 308 | 248, 288, 991, 995, 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Holdrege's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Holdrege numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 50% |
| 2020s | 1 | 50% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Holdrege
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Holdrege, those come from the HOLDREGE rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Holdrege number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 308 when you pick it.
Businesses around Holdrege
Holdrege 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.
A Holdrege number on Callata
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Holdrege, 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.
A 16-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Nebraska. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $480.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $399.20. 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 Holdrege, NE?
308. All exchanges NANPA lists for Holdrege are in 308.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Holdrege?
5, holding 5 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Holdrege 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 Holdrege?
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).