Area code 502 — Kentucky
Area code 502 is in Kentucky and serves Louisville, Frankfort, Shelbyville, Bardstown. Time zone, overlays, counties and ZIP codes.
| Location | Kentucky (Louisville, Frankfort, Shelbyville, Bardstown, and most of north-central Kentucky) |
|---|---|
| Main places | Louisville, Frankfort, Shelbyville, Bardstown |
| State | Kentucky |
| Status | In service · since 1947 |
| Time zone | Eastern · |
| Overlay codes | 761 Overlays share the same area. Local calls usually need 10-digit dialing. |
| Local dialing | 7 digits |
History
- Created for all of Kentucky
- 1954: split to create 606
- 1999: split to create 270
Counties (approximate)
Anderson CountyBourbonBullittBullitt CountyCarroll CountyFayetteFayette CountyFranklinFranklin CountyGrant CountyHarrison CountyHenry CountyJeffersonJefferson CountyJessamine CountyMarion CountyMeade CountyMercer CountyNelsonNelson CountyOldhamOldham CountyOwen CountyScott CountyShelbyShelby CountySpencer CountyTaylorTaylor CountyTrimble County
ZIP codes in area code 502
Approximate: area code boundaries follow telephone rate centers, not ZIP codes.
40003 Bagdad40004 Bardstown40006 Bedford40007 Bethlehem40008 Bloomfield40010 Buckner40011 Campbellsburg40012 Chaplin40013 Coxs Creek40014 Crestwood40018 Eastwood40019 Eminence40020 Fairfield40022 Finchville40023 Fisherville40025 Glenview40026 Goshen40027 Harrods Creek40031 La Grange40032 La Grange40033 Lebanon40036 Lockport40037 Loretto40041 Masonic Home40045 Milton40046 Mount Eden40047 Mount Washington40048 Nazareth40049 Nerinx40050 New Castle40051 New Haven40052 New Hope40055 Pendleton40056 Pewee Valley40057 Pleasureville40058 Port Royal40059 Prospect40060 Raywick40061 Saint Catharine40062 Saint Francis
Format a 502 number
US numbers are written as (502) 555-0123 or 502-555-0123. From outside the US, dial +1 502 555 0123.
Is a call from 502 a scam?
An area code only tells you where a number was assigned. Caller ID can be faked (“spoofed”), so do not trust a call just because the area code looks local. Never share codes or payment details with unexpected callers.
Sources: NANPA via NumberResearch.org (CC BY 4.0); place names and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). See data sources.