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 ...

With 502 area code phone numbers expected to run out in 2027, Kentucky officials are planning the next steps.

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

With 502 area code phone numbers expected to run out in 2027, Kentucky officials are planning the next steps.

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

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The 502 area code may soon be a thing of the past for new phone numbers. State officials held a meeting in Louisville Thursday evening to get opinions from the community ...

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

The state needs your input as Kentucky's 502 area is expected to run out of new numbers in 2027.