Get a 502 area code phone number
A local Louisville business number with unlimited calls and texts, live in under a minute, on the phone you already have.
- (502) 575-2929
- (502) 251-9531
- (502) 430-3620
Examples from the current pool, refreshed hourly. You choose your exact number during signup.
About the 502 area code
Area code 502 covers Louisville, Kentucky and the north-central part of the state, including the capital, Frankfort. It is one of Kentucky's original 1947 area codes and once served much of the state before 606 and 270 took the eastern and western regions. Today 502 is centered on the Louisville metro and the counties around it. Locals regard it as the Louisville code, the one on distillery signs, Derby-week promotions, and neighborhood shop windows.
For a business in Louisville or Frankfort, 502 is the number customers recognize without a second glance. It signals a local operation in a city that likes to buy from its own, and it gets answered when an unfamiliar out-of-state code might not. There is no overlay, so 502 stands alone as the local code across the metro. Southern Indiana customers across the river use 812, but they know 502 as Louisville too.
Cities and areas in 502
- Louisville
- Frankfort
- Shelbyville
- Bardstown
- La Grange
- Jeffersontown
- St. Matthews
- Shively
- Georgetown
- Highlands
Time zone
Eastern Time (ET)
Overlay codes
None
Who uses a 502 business number
Contractors and home remodelers
Louisville's older housing stock keeps remodelers busy, and homeowners call back the estimate from a 502 number first.
Trucking and logistics
The metro is a major air cargo and distribution hub, and dispatchers and shippers respond faster to a local number.
Event planners and caterers
Derby season and the bourbon tourism trade run on quick confirmations, and a 502 number reads as a local vendor.
Pet groomers and salons
Appointment texts from a familiar area code get read; texts from an unfamiliar one get ignored.
Everything included with your 502 number
- Unlimited calling to US & Canada
- Unlimited SMS & MMS texting
- Voicemail with transcription
- Auto-replies and business hours
- Works on your existing phone, no new SIM
- Set up in under a minute
How to get your 502 number
- 1
Sign up
Create your account on the web or in the Reach app (iOS and Android).
- 2
Pick your 502 number
Search available 502 numbers and choose the one you like.
- 3
Start calling and texting
Your number is live immediately: calls, texts, voicemail, and auto-replies, all from one app.
Questions? Answers.
Yes. 502 covers Louisville and north-central Kentucky, including Frankfort, Shelbyville, and Bardstown. It has been the Louisville code since 1947.
Eastern Time. Kentucky is split between Eastern and Central, but Louisville and the rest of the 502 territory are on Eastern.
Yes. A 502 number runs on your existing phone through the app, so you can operate a Louisville number from anywhere.
Download Reach or sign up on the web, search available 502 numbers, and pick the one you like. Your number is active immediately, so you can call and text from it right away.
Yes. Your Reach number works from anywhere. It runs on your existing phone through the app, so you can have a Louisville presence no matter where you are located.
Yes. Your personal number stays exactly as it is. Reach adds a business line on the same phone, and you can port an existing business number in if you have one.
One plan, $19 a month or $169 a year, includes your number, unlimited calling to the US and Canada, SMS and MMS, voicemail with transcription, and auto-replies.