Area code 502 - Wikipedia Area code 502 This article is about the American area code. For the country code, see Telephone numbers in Guatemala. Approximate service area of Area Code 502 is in red. Area code 502 serves north central Kentucky, primarily Louisville, its suburbs, and the state capital, Frankfort. Its service area encompasses the following Kentucky counties ( the boundary closely, but not exactly, tracks county lines ) : Anderson County Bullitt County Carroll County Franklin County Henry County Jefferson County Nelson County Oldham County Owen County Scott County Shelby County Spencer County Trimble County Parts of Hardin and Meade counties are also served by this area code, specifically : The Fort Knox Army installation, located primarily in Hardin County, also spreads into Meade, and Bullitt counties. The city of Muldraugh, which straddles the Meade -- Hardin County line and is completely surrounded by Fort Knox. The city of 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, Shelbyville, and Bardstown. Georgetown is a long - distance call to other cities in the 502 area code, but is a free local call to Lexington, which is in the 859 area code. The area code was one of the first established in October 1947, initially covering the entire state of Kentucky. The eastern half of the state split off as area code 606 in 1954, while the western half split off as 270 in 1999. See also NANPA Area Code Map of Kentucky References Jump up ^ `` 364 will be Kentucky 's newest area code - New number will cover western portion of current area code 270 '' ( Press release ). Kentucky Public Service Commission. 2007 - 06 - 13. Archived from the original on 2008 - 12 - 01. Retrieved 2007 - 06 - 13. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Jump up ^ `` Planning Letter 155 : Split of 501 Numbering Plan Area ( NPA ) in Kentucky '' ( PDF ). Lockheed Martin ( North American Numbering Plan Administration ). February 1, 1999. Retrieved January 11, 2013. External links Map of the 502 Area Code List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 502 Area Code Kentucky area codes : 270 / 364, 502, 606, 859 North : 812 / 930 West : 812 Area code 502 East : 859 South : 270 / 364, 859 Indiana area codes : 219, 260, 317, 574, 765, 812 / 930 This article related to a telephone area code is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This Kentucky state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This Louisville metro area - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Area_code_502&oldid=807080560 '' Categories : Area codes in the United States Area codes in Kentucky Telecommunications - related introductions in 1947 1947 establishments in Kentucky Area code stubs Kentucky geography stubs Louisville metropolitan area stubs Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from November 2011 Kentucky articles missing geocoordinate data All articles needing coordinates All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Français Edit links This page was last edited on 25 October 2017, at 19 : 40 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the area code for louisville kentucky
Answer: 502