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{{Short description|Area code in Kentucky, United States}}
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[[Image:Area Code 502 map.png|thumb|right|300px|Approximate service area of Area Code 502 is in red.]]
'''Area code 502''' is a telephone [[area code]] in the [[North American Numbering Plan]] for north-central [[Kentucky]]. The [[numbering plan area]] includes the city of [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], its suburbs, and the state capital, [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]].

==History==
Area code 502 was one of the first established in October 1947, initially intended for the entire state of Kentucky.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.areacode-info.com/!history/1947.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2006-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016183718/http://www.areacode-info.com/!history/1947.htm |archive-date=2006-10-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The eastern half of the state was assigned [[area code 606]] in 1954,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.areacode-info.com/!history/1940s50s.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2006-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020911092304/http://areacode-info.com/!history/1940s50s.htm |archive-date=2002-09-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the western half was assigned [[area code 270]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/pl-nanp-155.pdf |title=Planning Letter 155: Split of 501 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) in Kentucky |publisher=Lockheed Martin (North American Numbering Plan Administration) |date=February 1, 1999 |access-date=January 11, 2013}}</ref>

==Service area==
The numbering plan area comprises the following Kentucky counties. The boundary closely, but not exactly, tracks county lines.
*[[Anderson County, Kentucky|Anderson County]]
*[[Bullitt County, Kentucky|Bullitt County]]
*[[Carroll County, Kentucky|Carroll County]]
*[[Franklin County, Kentucky|Franklin County]]
*[[Henry County, Kentucky|Henry County]]
*[[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]]
*[[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]]
*[[Oldham County, Kentucky|Oldham County]]
*[[Owen County, Kentucky|Owen County]]
*[[Scott County, Kentucky|Scott County]]
*[[Shelby County, Kentucky|Shelby County]]
*[[Spencer County, Kentucky|Spencer County]]
*[[Trimble County, Kentucky|Trimble County]]

Parts of [[Hardin County, Kentucky|Hardin]] and [[Meade County, Kentucky|Meade]] counties are also served by this area code,<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://kentucky.gov/Newsroom/psc/pscpr6-13-2007A.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201104726/http://kentucky.gov/Newsroom/psc/pscpr6-13-2007A.htm |archive-date=2008-12-01 |title=364 will be Kentucky's newest area code - New number will cover western portion of current area code 270 |publisher=Kentucky Public Service Commission |date=2007-06-13 |access-date=2007-06-13}}</ref> specifically:
*The [[Fort Knox]] [[United States Army|Army]] installation, located primarily in Hardin County, also spreads into Meade, and Bullitt counties.
*The city of [[Muldraugh, Kentucky|Muldraugh]], which straddles the Meade–Hardin County line and is surrounded by Fort Knox.
*The city of [[West Point, Kentucky|West Point]] in Hardin County and its surrounding area, which is separated from the rest of Hardin County by Fort Knox.

Besides Louisville and Frankfort, other cities within the 502 area code boundary include [[Georgetown, Kentucky|Georgetown]], [[Shelbyville, Kentucky|Shelbyville]], and [[Bardstown, Kentucky|Bardstown]]. Georgetown is a long-distance call to other cities in the 502 area code, but is a free local call to [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], which is in the [[Area code 859|859 area code]].

Current projections suggest that an additional area code will be necessary in north-central Kentucky by late 2026 or early 2027.<ref name="exhaust">{{cite web|url=https://nationalnanpa.com/reports/2024-1_NPA_Exhaust_Projections_Final.pdf|date=April 16, 2024|publisher=North American Numbering Plan Administrator |title=2024-1 NRUF and NPA Exhaust Analysis|access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> An [[overlay complex]] involving 502 and a new area code has been recommended, which would necessitate [[ten-digit dialing]] in the Louisville area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/a-new-kentucky-area-code-502-expected-to-run-short-of-numbers-in-about-three-years/ | title=A new Kentucky area code? 502 expected to run short of numbers in about three years • Kentucky Lantern }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Kentucky area codes]]
*[[List of North American Numbering Plan area codes]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{Area_code_footer|Map=KY}}

{{Area code box|State=KY
|This= 502
| N= [[Area codes 812 and 930|812/930]]
|S= [[Area codes 270 and 364|270/364]], [[area code 859|859]]
|E= [[area code 859|859]]
|W= [[Area codes 812 and 930|812/930]]
|S1=IN
}}

[[Category:Area codes in the United States|502]]
[[Category:Area codes in Kentucky|502]]
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[[Category:1947 establishments in Kentucky]]

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Area code 502 - Revision history

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