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502 Area Code

Area Code Overview

Area code 502 is a geographic telephone area code in Kentucky that went into service on January 1, 1947. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,235,398.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

  • Area Code: 502
  • State: Kentucky
  • Type: General Purpose Code
  • In Service Date: January 1, 1947
  • Overlay Complex: 502/761
  • Local Dialing Plan: This area does not require you to dial the area code when calling locally.

Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 502

This area code is ranked 77th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 1st out of 5.

6,318,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 502

Total assigned 6,318,000
Wireless
2,231,000 assigned
35.31%
Wireline and VoIP
3,458,000 assigned
54.73%
Other / Unclassified
629,000 assigned
9.96%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 502

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 2,231,000

Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.

T-Mobile 871,000 (39.04%)
AT&T Wireless 836,000 (37.47%)
Verizon Wireless 522,000 (23.40%)
Optimum Mobile 1,000 (0.04%)
RINGER MOBILE, INC. 1,000 (0.04%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 502

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 3,458,000

AT&T 1,251,000 (36.18%)
Onvoy 549,000 (15.88%)
Bandwidth 358,000 (10.35%)
Lumen 268,000 (7.75%)
Spectrum 255,000 (7.37%)
WIN.NET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. - KY 210,000 (6.07%)
PAETEC ITEL, LLC 169,000 (4.89%)
EON TELECOM, INC. 100,000 (2.89%)
Peerless Network 98,000 (2.83%)
Telnyx 47,000 (1.36%)
Commio 37,000 (1.07%)
TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 35,000 (1.01%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 502

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 629,000

TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - KY 269,000 (42.77%)
CORETEL KENTUCKY, INC. - KY 123,000 (19.55%)
AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC 80,000 (12.72%)
SPOK, INC. 80,000 (12.72%)
IP HORIZON LLC 31,000 (4.93%)
TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 17,000 (2.70%)
RAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - KY 10,000 (1.59%)
INTRADO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 4,000 (0.64%)
AHOI LLC 3,000 (0.48%)
HD CARRIER LLC 3,000 (0.48%)
FRACTEL, LLC 2,000 (0.32%)
AIRESPRING, INC. 1,000 (0.16%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 502

Bagdad, Kentucky Bardstown, Kentucky Bedford, Kentucky Bloomfield, Kentucky Campbellsburg, Kentucky Carrollton, Kentucky Chaplin, Kentucky Cropper, Kentucky Eminence, Kentucky Finchville, Kentucky Frankfort, Kentucky Georgetown, Kentucky Ghent, Kentucky La Grange, Kentucky Lawrenceburg, Kentucky Lebanon Junction, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Milton, Kentucky Mount Eden, Kentucky Mount Washington, Kentucky New Haven, Kentucky New Liberty, Kentucky Owenton, Kentucky Port Royal, Kentucky Rose Terrace, Kentucky Sadieville, Kentucky Shelbyville, Kentucky Shepherdsville, Kentucky Simpsonville, Kentucky Stamping Ground, Kentucky Sulphur, Kentucky Taylorsville, Kentucky Waddy, Kentucky West Point, Kentucky Zoneton, Kentucky

These geographic regions are also served by area code 761.

How These Figures Were Built

These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 502, not live customer counts.

Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.

They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.

Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.

Last refreshed: April 15, 2026 6:22 pm