Area Code 502 Reverse Phone Lookup

The 502 area code is a telephone area code serving north-central Kentucky. To start a free reverse phone lookup, simply enter the full 10-digit number (including the 502 area code) below and access available caller information such as name, address, and more.

Federal Data Sources

Federal Data

State Data Sources

State Data

County Data Sources

County Data

City Data Sources

City Data

KentuckyKentucky Reverse Lookup ➜

Area Code 502 Location: Kentucky

The 502 area code covers north-central Kentucky. The boundary closely, but not exactly, tracks county lines.

Counties Served by Area Code 502:

  • 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

Major Cities in the 502 Service Area:

  • Louisville
  • Frankfort
  • Georgetown
  • Shelbyville
  • Bardstown

Other Cities and Towns:

  • Muldraugh
  • West Point

Overlay System

Current projections suggest that an additional area code will be necessary in north-central Kentucky by late 2026 or early 2027. An overlay complex involving 502 and a new area code has been recommended, which would necessitate ten-digit dialing in the Louisville area.

Area Code 502 Location Map

Area Code 502 Location on Kentucky Map

Area code 502 is a General Purpose Code which was placed in service on January 1, 1947.

502 Area Code Prefixes

Our reverse phone lookup will analyze the three-digit prefix of any 502 area code phone number and will show which telecommunications company and rate center it was initially assigned to. This prefix code data may help to determine the U.S. carrier, Kentucky geographic region, and local calling area associated with the phone number.

Prefixes by Company

Company Number of Prefixes
BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL 172
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA 64
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. 33
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - KY 32
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - KY 25
POWERTEL KENTUCKY LICENSES, INC. 24
TIME WARNER CBL INFO SV (KY) DBA TIME WARNER-KY 15
WINDSTREAM KENTUCKY WEST, INC. 7
WINDSTREAM NUVOX, INC. 7
AT&T CORP. 6
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - KY 6
LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF KENTUCKY, LLC - KY 6
ONVOY, LLC - KY 6
WINDSTREAM NORLIGHT, INC. - KY 5
AT&T - LOCAL 4
US LEC OF TENNESSEE, INC. - KY 4
WIN.NET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. - KY 4
PEERLESS NETWORK OF KENTUCKY, LLC - KY 3
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 2
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - KY 2
AIRUS, INC. - KY 1
CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 1
CORETEL KENTUCKY, INC. - KY 1
MCC TELEPHONY OF THE SOUTH, LLC - KY 1
METROPCS, INC. 1
USA MOBILITY WIRELESS, INC. 1

Prefixes by Rate Center

Rate Center Number of Prefixes
LOUISVILLE 288
FRANKFORT 22
BARDSTOWN 14
LA GRANGE 13
SHELBYVL 10
GEORGETOWN 9
ROSETRRACE 9
CARROLLTON 6
LAWRENCEBG 5
ZONETON 5
OWENTON 4
SHEPHEDSVL 4
BAGDAD 3
BEDFORD 3
MTWASHIGTN 3
NEW HAVEN 3
SIMPSONVL 3
TAYLORSVL 3
BLOOMFIELD 2
CAMPBELSBG 2
CHAPLIN 2
CROPPER 2
EMINENCE 2
GHENT 2
LEBANONJCT 2
NEWLIBERTY 2
SULPHUR 2
WADDY 2
WEST POINT 2
MILTON 1
MOUNT EDEN 1
SADIEVILLE 1
STAMPNGRND 1

Other Kentucky Area Codes

Lookup phone numbers starting with other Kentucky area codes: