Area code 270

Area code 270 Owensboro, Kentucky

Area code 270 is in Kentucky, with numbers assigned in Owensboro, Bowling Green, Paducah and 132 more places. It’s 12:13 AM there now.

State: Kentucky5 area codes in Kentucky
Time zone: Eastern and CentralSplit between 2 zones
Exchanges: 769135 places
Overlay: 364Same area, 10-digit dialing

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Where area code 270 is

Numbers in 270 are assigned to 135 places in 46 counties: Daviess County, Warren County, Christian County, Hardin County, McCracken County, Hopkins County, plus 40 more.

No single place dominates: Owensboro, the largest, has 5% of the exchanges.

Owensboro42
Bowling Green41
Paducah37
Elizabethtown31
Madisonville25
Henderson23
Hopkinsville22
Murray18
Russellville13
Glasgow13
Benton12
Franklin12
Mayfield12
Oak Grove12
Leitchfield11
Central City11
Campbellsville10
Cadiz9
Beaver Dam9
Morgantown9
Lebanon9
Fulton8
Columbia8
Morganfield8

Phone companies in 270

769 blocks of numbers in 270 are held by 43 phone companies. The most belong to AT&T (152), Inteliquent (110) and AT&T Mobility (98).

A mix: about 25% wireless, 38% local phone and cable and 37% other carriers, including internet phone services.

A block’s holder is the company it was first assigned to; numbers can move to other carriers since.

History and overlays

270 went into service in 1999, added to the area of 502.

364 (since 2014) shares the same area, so a new number there can get any of these codes and local calls are dialed with all 10 digits.

11 new exchanges were assigned since 2021, the latest in July 2026.

Calling 270

270 spans the Eastern and Central time zones: right now it’s 12:13 AM Eastern and 11:13 PM Central. Check which side of the line someone is on before calling early or late.

From elsewhere in the U.S., dial 1, 270 and the 7-digit number; inside the area, all 10 digits too.

Nearby area codes

Kentucky has 5 area codes: 270, 364, 502, 606 and 859.

From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator’s area code and exchange records (10/22/2026) and U.S. Census place and county names. Places and companies are where number blocks were assigned, not where anyone lives or which carrier a number uses today.

Map of the 270 area code

Map of the 270 area code around Owensboro, Bowling Green and Paducah, Kentucky.

Interactive map © OpenStreetMap contributors

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Questions about 270

Where is area code 270?

In Kentucky, covering Owensboro, Bowling Green and Paducah and other places across 46 counties.

What time zone is 270 in?

Two: Eastern and Central. Right now it’s 12:13 AM Eastern and 11:13 PM Central.

Is 270 an overlay?

Yes. 364 serves the same area, so dial all 10 digits for local calls.

Which phone companies have 270 numbers?

43 companies hold blocks; the most belong to AT&T, Inteliquent and AT&T Mobility. About 25% of blocks are wireless.

Is 270 running out of numbers?

Not on record. 11 new exchanges have been assigned since 2021.