Area code 502 serves north central

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgini ...

, 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 Bullitt County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 82,217. Its county seat is Shepherdsville. The county was founded in 1796. Located just south of the c ...

* 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

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installation, located primarily in Hardin County, also spreads into Meade, and Bullitt counties. *The city of

Muldraugh Muldraugh is a home rule-class city in Meade and Hardin counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It lies on U.S. Route 31W north of Elizabethtown. The city limits are completely encompassed by the Fort Knox army base. The population was 947 as o ...

, which straddles the Meade–Hardin County line and is surrounded by Fort Knox. *The city of

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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 Bardstown is a home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 11,700 in the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County. Bardstown is named for the pioneering Bard brothers. David Bard obtained a l ...

. 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

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in 1999.

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Map of the 502 Area Code

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Telecommunications-related introductions in 1947 1947 establishments in Kentucky {{LouisvilleMSA-stub

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