It was one of the 86 original area codes assigned by AT&T, then the dominant telephone company since the invention of the telephone in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, according to AllAreaCodes.com.

A new area code will soon join the existing 502 Area Code service region, ensuring residents and businesses have access to a ...

It was one of the 86 original area codes assigned by AT&T, then the dominant telephone company since the invention of the telephone in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, according to AllAreaCodes.com.

Or the whole county could use both the new and old area codes. That's called an "overlay" and requires everyone in the county to dial 10 digits for every call. And that's what will happen.

A new area code will soon join the existing 502 Area Code region, as the Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the all ...

Kentucky has previously created new area codes using a geographic split. The method splits a region where one part keeps the original area code, and the other portion gets a new one.

It was one of the 86 original area codes assigned by AT&T, then the dominant telephone company since the invention of the telephone in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, according to AllAreaCodes.com.