New area code for 502 region announced

KENTUCKY (WKYT) – We now know what Kentucky’s new area code will be.

State regulators announced Tuesday that the 502 area code — which covers north-central Kentucky, including Louisville and Frankfort — is running out of available numbers and will soon be supplemented with a new area code: 761.

The North American Numbering Plan Administrator projects that the 502 area code will be exhausted by the third quarter of 2027…

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