KENTUCKY · AREA CODE GUIDE
502 area code location: Louisville and Georgetown, Kentucky
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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502 area code at a glance
- State
- Kentucky
- Primary cities
- Louisville, Georgetown, and Frankfort
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Louisville, 641,962 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 731 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
New code planned: Yes, as of 22 September 2026.
- : 270 split from 502
- Date not recorded: 761 created from 502
Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
Counties and cities covered
502 numbers are issued across 35 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Bullitt County, Nelson County, Scott County, Carroll County, Henry County, Shelby County, Trimble County, Anderson County, Franklin County, Hardin County, Jefferson County, Oldham County, Owen County, and Spencer County.
- Louisville
- Georgetown
- Frankfort
- Mount Washington
- Shelbyville
- Shepherdsville
- Bardstown
- Lawrenceburg
- La Grange
- Carrollton
- Simpsonville
- Eminence
- Lebanon Junction
- Owenton
- Taylorsville
- Bloomfield
- West Point
- Campbellsburg
- Stamping Ground
- New Haven
- Bedford
- Milton
- Ghent
- Sadieville
- Bagdad
10 more communities
- Chaplin
- Cropper
- Finchville
- Mount Eden
- New Liberty
- Port Royal
- Rose Terrace
- Sulphur
- Waddy
- Zoneton
Notable places in 502
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Knox | 3.0 km from Rose Terrace | US Army installation |
| Louisville International Airport | 7.8 km from Louisville | Commercial airport, 2,343,305 enplanements (2024) |
| University of Louisville | 11.3 km from Louisville | University, 26,325 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Kentucky State University | 0.9 km from Frankfort | University, 2,115 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| United States Bullion Depository | 1.7 km from Rose Terrace | Fortification |
| Sons of the American Revolution | 14.4 km from Louisville | Museum |
| Capital City Airport | 3.8 km from Frankfort | Airport |
| Lynn Family Stadium | 12.9 km from Louisville | Stadium |
| Kentucky Kingdom | 9.3 km from Louisville | Amusement park |
| L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium | 10.7 km from Louisville | Stadium |
Questions about 502
Where is the 502 area code?
502 is in Kentucky. Its numbers are issued in Louisville, Georgetown, Frankfort, and 32 other communities.
What time zone is area code 502 in?
502 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
What cities are in the 502 area code?
Louisville, Georgetown, Frankfort, Mount Washington, and Shelbyville, and 30 other communities.
What state is area code 502 in?
Area code 502 is in Kentucky.
What counties are covered by area code 502?
Area code 502 covers communities in Bullitt County, Nelson County, Scott County, Carroll County, Henry County, Shelby County, Trimble County, Anderson County, Franklin County, Hardin County, Jefferson County, Oldham County, Owen County, and Spencer County.
Is 502 a toll-free area code?
No. 502 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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