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 three ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- There's a lot of pride in this city and the region for its three identifying numbers: 502. But now the state is projecting it will soon run out of new numbers for the area ...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Some central Kentuckians with a current 502 area code will have to start dialing a few more numbers to make a local call. “The 502 area code, which is the Louisville area code and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — By the end of 2027, Kentucky is projected to add a new area code. The region is running out of phone numbers to assign in the 502 region. On Tuesday, the Public Service Commission ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Did you know Kentucky is facing a looming shortage of new numbers with the 502 area code? According to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), the 502 region is ...

Kentucky officials are considering next steps as 502 area code phone numbers are running short, officials from the Public Service Commission announced in a news release May 12. The North American ...

Kentucky could be adding a new area code in the next few years. 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 ...

OUR WEBSITE, WKYT.COM. NEW TONIGHT. WE NOW KNOW WHAT KENTUCKY’S NEW ADDITIONAL AREA CODE WILL BE. 7.61 WILL BE KENTUCKY’S SIXTH AREA CODE. IT WILL COVER NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY, INCLUDING LOUISVILLE ...

Kentucky now has a new area code to serve residents in north-central Kentucky, including Louisville and Frankfort. On Tuesday, the Kentucky Public Service Commission said the North American Numbering ...

Kentucky's 502 area code is expected to run out of numbers by the third quarter of 2027. The Public Service Commission is considering either an overlay or a geographic split to address the shortage.