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

Kentucky's 502 area code was projected to run out of new numbers by the end of 2027.

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

Officials from the Kentucky Public Service Commission have announced that a new area code will be assigned to a portion of north-central Kentucky when numbers under the current 502 area code are ...

Officials from the Kentucky Public Service Commission have announced that a new area code will be assigned to a portion of north-central Kentucky when numbers under the current 502 area code are ...

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

The 502 area code is projected to run out in mid-2027, which is when the new code will start being used.

The Kentucky Public Service Commission says the North American Numbering Plan Administrator informed them that a new area code will be coming to the Bluegrass in 2027.

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