Benefits of having a 502 area code number in Louisville,  Kentucky

The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a telephone numbering plan whereby a specific geographic area is assigned a prefix. In this case, the area code 502 pertains to the north and central parts of the State of Kentucky. It includes cities such as Frankfort, Louisville, Georgetown, Shelbyville, and Bardstown.

The area code 502 was one of the original 86 in 1947, and the prefix covered the entire state of Kentucky. However, in order to avoid saturation, in 1954, the central and southeastern parts of the state were covered by 606. Finally, in 1999, area code 859 was introduced for the central zone and area code 270 for the southwestern site. Currently, the 502 area code pertains to the northern and central parts of the state.

If you are interested in getting a 502 area code to make local calls in the south part of the state of Kentucky, with VoIPstudio, you can get a number of your choice along with the services of our virtual PBX for business.

502 area code map

502 area code time zone

Area acode 502 is in the America/New_York zone, also known as the Eastern timezone.

Nearby area codes

• 270/364 (Bowling Green, KY).
• 606 (Ashland, KY).
• 812/930 (Evansville, IN).
• 859 (Lexington-Fayette, KY).
• 937 (Dayton, OH).

Jefferson County 502 area code benefits

Jefferson County is located in the northern part of the state of Kentucky. It has an estimated population of 780,000 people, making it the most populous county.

The health care and social assistance sector is the largest sector in the county’s economy. Manufacturing, retail trade, and professional, scientific, and technical services are in second place. From 2020, the county’s economy grew at a rate of 0.736%, increasing the number of active employees from 383k to 385k.

In addition, Jefferson County is also known for its outstanding educational offerings and award-winning universities. The most prestigious educational institutions for the area and its students are, in the first place the University of Louisville, in the second place the Jefferson Community and lastly the Technical College.

In 2022, Jefferson County has an unemployment rate of 5.3% (below the national average of 6%), and the median household income increased by 0.13% to $58,196 in 2022.

Louisville 502 area code benefits

The city of Louisville is the largest in the state of Kentucky. It is located on the border with Indiana and has more than 600,000 inhabitants. It has always been known for being the birthplace of Muhammad Ali, the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and its prestigious university, the University of Louisville.

In recent years, however, Louisville has become an emerging technology city. It has nearly 2,000 technology companies, and the technology sector has become an integral part of its economy. In 2019, the “Year of Tech” program was implemented and came with the most significant economic growth experienced in the area.

Currently, Louisville has three Fortune 500 and three Fortune 1000 companies, with these companies being the top six employers in the Greater Louisville area code. In 2022 the city has an unemployment rate of 3.7%, 17% of the population makes over $100,000 a year, but the median household income is $44,806 a year. Louisville also experienced economic growth of 1.5% in the last year, and the economy will grow by 38.3% in the near term.

Why choose a local phone number

VoIPstudio provides your business with a virtual phone number so that your customers can contact your business by making local calls instead of long-distance calls. You can get the virtual phone number with the area code best fits your business objectives.

The main benefits of obtaining a local telephone number are:

• Receiving or placing calls to a familiar and geographically close phone number builds customer confidence.
• Replacing long-distance calls with local calls reduces the phone bill for your customers and your business.
• Creating a local presence for your company creates a feeling of closeness for customers, whether you are a large or small business.
• A virtual phone number is suitable for use on any device. So mobile phones, computers and tablets.

Why get a local number with VoIPstudio

VoIPstudio is a complete business phone system and an award-winning cloud telephony service designed for businesses like yours. Here are the essential features of our services:

• Global connection, virtual numbers from thousands of cities and millions of numbers to choose from, geographic and non-geographic.
• It is a complete call center, fully equipped and directly from the cloud.
• It allows unlimited call recording to help you manage compliance and performance.
• The virtual switchboard will enable you to collect your calls in real time with drag-and-drop call control.
• Bring your teams together with our collaboration features, including video calls, and video conferencing.
• Forty advanced call control features. Build IVR systems, complex routing and manage calls.
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How to get an area code 502 number with VoIPstudio

In this short video, we explain in a simple way how to choose a virtual number with the area code of your choice with your VoIPstudio account.