Area code 270
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Area code 270 presently serves the U.S. state of Kentucky's western counties. Area code 270 was split off of area code 502 in April 1999.
In 2006, officials announced that the area code would run out of numbers in late 2007.[1] Beginning October 1, 2008, it will be split along the Pennyrile Parkway, with a newly-created Area code 364 serving western Kentucky and area code 270 serving west-central Kentucky.[2] Among the cities that will remain in the 270 area code are Bowling Green, Owensboro, and Elizabethtown. Cities that will be ceded to the 364 area code include Madisonville, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Murray, and Paducah.[3]
The PSC did note that mandatory number pooling, recently imposed on the region, may delay the implementation of the new code. Surprisingly, the 502 and 859 area codes, which serve the urban areas of Louisville (502) and Lexington and Northern Kentucky (both 859), have fewer numbers available than 270, and neither is expected to run out of numbers before 2017.[2]
[edit] See also
- List of NANP area codes
- North American Numbering Plan
- North American Numbering Plan Administration
- NANPA Area Code Map of Kentucky
- Whitepages Area code Map
| Commonwealth of Kentucky Area Codes: 270, 502, 606, 859 | ||
|---|---|---|
| North: 618, 812, 502, 859 | ||
| West: 618, 573 | Area code 270 | East: 502, 606 |
| South: 731, 931, 615 | ||
| State of Missouri area codes: 314, 417, 573, 636, 660, 816 | ||
| State of Illinois area codes: 217, 224, 309, 312, 331, 618, 630, 708, 773, 779, 815, 847 | ||
| State of Indiana area codes: 219, 260, 317, 574, 765, 812 | ||
| State of Tennessee Area Codes: 423, 615, 731, 865, 901, 931 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "270 area code will run out of numbers in '07", Louisville Courier-Journal, 2006-09-12.
- ^ a b Sloan, Scott. "270 area code will be split, PSC declares", Lexington Herald-Leader, 2007-06-01. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
- ^ 364 will be Kentucky's newest area code - New number will cover western portion of current area code 270. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2007-06-13). Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
