The 502 area code is located in Kentucky, USA, and covers the city of Louisville, its suburbs, and the state capital, Frankfort. It is the only area code that serves the area. The 502 area code is located in the Eastern timezone. Besides Louisville and Frankfort, other cities within the 502 area code boundary include Georgetown, Shelbyville, and Bardstown. Georgetown is a long-distance call to other cities in the 502 area code, but it is a free local call to Lexington, which is in the 859 area code. The 502 area code was one of the first established in October 1947, initially intended for the entire state of Kentucky. The eastern half of the state was assigned area code 606 in 1954, while the western half received area code 270 in 1999.