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270 Area Code

Area code 270 serves Bowling Green, Owensboro, Elizabethtown, Hopkinsville, Henderson and nearby communities in Kentucky. It has been in service since April 19, 1999, when it was split from 502.

StateKentucky
Time zonesEastern / Central
Local time now…
Prefixes in use768
Overlay with364
Projected to run out2109
Bowling GreenOwensboroElizabethtownHopkinsvilleHendersonPaducahRadcliffMadisonvilleMurrayGlasgowCampbellsvilleFort Campbell NorthFranklinMayfieldFort KnoxOak GroveRussellvilleVine GroveLeitchfieldLebanonPrincetonCentral CityBowling GreenOwensboroElizabethtownHopkinsvillePaducahRadcliff
Cities and towns served by area code 270

Who issues 270 numbers

Mobile 24%VoIP and cable 26%Landline 50%

Share of the 768 prefixes (the three digits after 270) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
South Central Bell Tel151
Onvoy (Sinch)110
AT&T Mobility98
Lumen (Level 3)63
Windstream62
Verizon Wireless57
T-Mobile27
Twc Ip Enabled Services26

Cities and towns in area code 270

CityPopulationOther area codes
Bowling Green78,505364
Owensboro60,892364
Elizabethtown35,448364
Hopkinsville30,411
Henderson27,822
Paducah26,730364
Radcliff22,576364
Madisonville19,428364
Murray18,964
Glasgow15,302364
Campbellsville11,783364
Fort Campbell North11,483364
Franklin10,759
Mayfield9,851364
Fort Knox8,715364
Oak Grove7,830364
Russellville7,454364
Vine Grove7,018
Leitchfield7,015
Lebanon6,699
Princeton6,168364
Central City5,793

Got a call from 270?

A 270 number was originally issued in Kentucky, but that does not prove the caller is there. 26% of 270 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 768 prefixes in area code 270

Format: (270) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 270

Where is area code 270?
Area code 270 is in Kentucky. It covers Bowling Green, Owensboro, Elizabethtown, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Paducah and 16 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 270?
Area code 270 spans two time zones: Eastern and Central. Check the caller's city before you call back.
Is 270 a toll-free number?
No. 270 is a geographic area code in Kentucky. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 270 share its area with 364?
270 and 364 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 270 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 270/364 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2109. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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