A 502 reads Louisville native
Restricted to the Louisville metro since 1999, 502 carries Derby City credibility — distinct from the 859 Lexington prefix used in the rest of the Bluegrass.
Get a 502 Louisville, 859 Lexington/Northern KY, 270 Bowling Green/western KY, 606 eastern Kentucky or any of Kentucky's 5 area codes on the phone you already own. The Bluegrass State's full prefix map — pick the code your customers will recognise.
Kentucky has 5 active area codes — 502, 859, 270 and 2 more. You can get a virtual Kentucky phone number from any of these area codes through CallMama without a US address or SIM card.
Kentucky was assigned a single area code in 1947: 502, covering the entire state. 606 split off in 1954 for eastern Kentucky (Ashland, Pikeville, Hazard, Appalachia) leaving 502 with the west and central regions including Louisville.
Two splits in 1999 redrew the map. 270 split from 502 for western Kentucky (Bowling Green, Owensboro, Paducah, Hopkinsville), and 859 split from 606 for the central Bluegrass region (Lexington, Northern Kentucky / Covington / Florence).
364 was added in 2014 as the 270 overlay for western Kentucky — Kentucky's only overlay code. 502 today is restricted to Louisville and the immediate metro (Shelbyville, Bardstown), and 606 to the eastern Appalachian counties.
Kentucky uniquely spans two time zones with its area codes — 502 (Louisville), 606 (East KY) and 859 (Lexington/Northern KY) sit in Eastern Time, while 270 (western Kentucky including Bowling Green, Owensboro, Paducah) and 364 sit in Central Time. The time-zone line cuts roughly through the middle of the state.
Every Kentucky area code plotted at its primary city. Click any marker for that code's details. Overlays share geography with their parent code — they're shown offset on the map for visibility.
Every Kentucky metro covered by a different prefix. Open any card to view its full detail page.
Find your city, find its area code, then activate a number with that prefix.
A local Kentucky prefix outperforms an out-of-state cell at every customer touchpoint.
Restricted to the Louisville metro since 1999, 502 carries Derby City credibility — distinct from the 859 Lexington prefix used in the rest of the Bluegrass.
Lexington, Keeneland, Transylvania, Northern Kentucky University, Florence — the central Bluegrass and the Cincinnati-adjacent NoKy region all use 859.
Western Kentucky businesses, WKU alumni, GM Corvette plant employees and Owensboro distilleries all use 270. A 270 prefix reads as native to West KY.
Selling across Kentucky? Add 502, 859 and 270 lines on one account — Bluegrass coverage on one device, spanning two time zones automatically.
Kentucky spans two time zones. Run a 502 ET line and a 270 CT line on one account — automatic time-zone alignment per call.
Cancel service and your Kentucky number is reserved free for 12 months — keep your 502 across moves and Derby-season returns.
Each Kentucky area code covers a distinct region. Here's how the population breaks down.
Source: US Census Bureau / ACS estimates.
Pick the digits, install the app, take the first call. That's the whole sequence.
CallMama generates 10–20 available numbers in any Kentucky area code. Vanity patterns supported.
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| State | Area Codes | Time Zone | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 205251256334659938 | CT | 6 |
| Alaska | 907 | AKT | 1 |
| Arizona | 480520602623928 | MST | 5 |
| Arkansas | 479501870 | CT | 3 |
| California | 213310408415510619650714818916 | PT | 10 |
| Colorado | 303719720970 | MT | 4 |
| Connecticut | 203475860959 | ET | 4 |
| Delaware | 302 | ET | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 202 | ET | 1 |
| Florida | 239305321407561727786813850904954 | ET* | 11 |
| Georgia | 229404470478678706762770912 | ET | 9 |
| Hawaii | 808 | HST | 1 |
| Idaho | 208986 | MT* | 2 |
| Illinois | 217224309312331618630708773779815847872 | CT | 13 |
| Indiana | 219260317463574765812930 | ET* | 8 |
| Iowa | 319515563641712 | CT | 5 |
| Kansas | 316620785913 | CT* | 4 |
| Kentucky | 270364502606859 | ET* | 5 |
| Louisiana | 225318337504985 | CT | 5 |
| Maine | 207 | ET | 1 |
| Maryland | 240301410443667 | ET | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 339351413508617774781857978 | ET | 9 |
| Michigan | 231248269313517586616734810906947989 | ET* | 12 |
| Minnesota | 218320507612651763952 | CT | 7 |
| Mississippi | 228601662769 | CT | 4 |
| Missouri | 314417573636660816 | CT | 6 |
| Montana | 406 | MT | 1 |
| Nebraska | 308402531 | CT* | 3 |
| Nevada | 702725775 | PT | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 603 | ET | 1 |
| New Jersey | 201551609732848856862908973 | ET | 9 |
| New Mexico | 505575 | MT | 2 |
| New York | 212315332347516518585607631646680716718838845914917929934 | ET | 19 |
| North Carolina | 252336704743828910919980984 | ET | 9 |
| North Dakota | 701 | CT* | 1 |
| Ohio | 216234330380419440513567614740937 | ET | 11 |
| Oklahoma | 405539580918 | CT | 4 |
| Oregon | 458503541971 | PT* | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 215267272412445484570610717724814878 | ET | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 401 | ET | 1 |
| South Carolina | 803843854864 | ET | 4 |
| South Dakota | 605 | CT* | 1 |
| Tennessee | 423615629731865901931 | CT* | 7 |
| Texas | 210214254281325346361409430432469512682713737806817830832903 | CT* | 20 |
| Utah | 385435801 | MT | 3 |
| Vermont | 802 | ET | 1 |
| Virginia | 276434540571703757804 | ET | 7 |
| Washington | 206253360425509564 | PT | 6 |
| West Virginia | 304681 | ET | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 262414534608715920 | CT | 6 |
| Wyoming | 307 | MT | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 787939 | AST | 2 |
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