KENTUCKY (WKYT) - We now know what Kentucky’s new area code will be. State regulators announced Tuesday that the 502 area code — which covers north-central Kentucky, including Louisville and ...

On Tuesday, the Kentucky Public Service Commission said the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) has chosen the area code 761 to be overlaid on the 502 region. The NANPA projected the ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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

The state PSC said NANPA sent them "five relief alternatives but recommended an all-service distributed overlay of the 502-area code with a new overlay area code." ...

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

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 ...