Some central Kentuckians with a current 502 area code will have to start dialing a few more numbers to make a local call.

The 502 area code, which covers the area from Frankfort to Louisville, is expected to run out in the third quarter of 2027, according to a report from the North American Numbering Plan.

Officials from the Kentucky Public Service Commission have announced that a new area code will be assigned to a portion of north-central Kentucky when numbers under the current 502 area code are ...

Residents in Kentucky’s 502 area code region will soon see a second area code, 761, assigned to the same geographic area, the Kentucky Public Service Commission announced Tuesday.

The need for a new area code isn’t necessarily driven by population but associated with the multiple numbers each person may be using. The supply of 502 area code phone number prefixes, the ...

Earlier this year, state officials held a meeting in Louisville to plan for 2027, when the 502 area code exhausts its ...

Officials from the Kentucky Public Service Commission have announced that a new area code will be assigned to a portion of north-central Kentucky when numbers under the current 502 area code are ...

Some central Kentuckians with a current 502 area code will have to start dialing a few more numbers to make a local call.

When the 502 area code runs out of numbers, new customers will be assigned 761.

Public meetings are being held to discuss a new area code for areas in the 502 region.

Kentucky Public Service Commission said the 502 area code will run out of numbers by the end of 2027.