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502 Area Code

Area code 502 serves Louisville/Jefferson County, Georgetown, Jeffersontown, Frankfort, Mount Washington and nearby communities in Kentucky. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateKentucky
Time zoneEastern
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Prefixes in use734
Overlay with761
Projected to run out2029 ⚠︎
Louisville/Jefferson CountyGeorgetownJeffersontownFrankfortMount WashingtonShelbyvilleSt. MatthewsShivelyShepherdsvilleBardstownLawrenceburgLyndonLa GrangeMiddletownHillviewCrestwoodDouglass HillsLouisville/Jefferson CountyGeorgetownFrankfortMount WashingtonSt. MatthewsBardstown
Cities and towns served by area code 502

Who issues 502 numbers

Mobile 27%VoIP and cable 22%Landline 51%

Share of the 734 prefixes (the three digits after 502) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
South Central Bell Tel190
AT&T Mobility87
Onvoy (Sinch)57
T-Mobile55
Verizon Wireless53
Lumen (Level 3)44
Metropcs33
Paetec Itel29

Cities and towns in area code 502

CityPopulationOther area codes
Louisville/Jefferson County641,962
Georgetown40,883
Jeffersontown29,193
Frankfort28,657
Mount Washington18,989
Shelbyville18,453
St. Matthews17,868
Shively15,895
Shepherdsville14,931
Bardstown14,161
Lawrenceburg12,329
Lyndon11,301
La Grange10,669
Middletown9,944
Hillview9,020
Crestwood6,582
Douglass Hills5,575

Got a call from 502?

A 502 number was originally issued in Kentucky, but that does not prove the caller is there. 22% of 502 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 734 prefixes in area code 502

Format: (502) 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 502

Where is area code 502?
Area code 502 is in Kentucky. It covers Louisville/Jefferson County, Georgetown, Jeffersontown, Frankfort, Mount Washington, Shelbyville and 11 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 502?
Area code 502 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 502 a toll-free number?
No. 502 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 502 share its area with 761?
502 and 761 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 502 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 502 to exhaust in the first quarter of 2029. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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