Area code 270 — Kentucky
Area code 270 is in Kentucky and serves Owensboro, Paducah, Bowling Green, Hopkinsville. Time zone, overlays, counties and ZIP codes.
| Location | Kentucky (Owensboro, Paducah, Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Elizabethtown, and most of western Kentucky) |
|---|---|
| Main places | Owensboro, Paducah, Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Elizabethtown |
| State | Kentucky |
| Status | In service · since 1999 |
| Time zone | Eastern, Central · |
| Overlay codes | 364 Overlays share the same area. Local calls usually need 10-digit dialing. |
| Local dialing | 10 digits |
History
- Split of 502
- 2014: overlaid by 364
Counties (approximate)
Adair CountyAllen CountyBallard CountyBarrenBarren CountyBreckinridgeBreckinridge CountyButlerButler CountyCaldwell CountyCalloway CountyCarlisleCarlisle CountyChristianChristian CountyCrittendenCrittenden CountyCumberland CountyDaviessDaviess CountyEdmonson CountyFulton CountyGravesGraves CountyGraysonGrayson CountyGreen CountyHancockHancock CountyHardin
ZIP codes in area code 270
Approximate: area code boundaries follow telephone rate centers, not ZIP codes.
40108 Brandenburg40111 Cloverport40115 Custer40117 Ekron40119 Falls Of Rough40121 Fort Knox40122 Fort Knox40140 Garfield40142 Guston40143 Hardinsburg40144 Harned40145 Hudson40146 Irvington40152 Mc Daniels40153 Mc Quady40155 Muldraugh40157 Payneville40159 Radcliff40160 Radcliff40161 Rhodelia40162 Rineyville40170 Stephensport40171 Union Star40175 Vine Grove40176 Webster40178 Westview42001 Paducah42002 Paducah42003 Paducah42020 Almo42021 Arlington42022 Bandana42023 Bardwell42024 Barlow42025 Benton42027 Boaz42028 Burna42029 Calvert City42031 Clinton42032 Columbus
Format a 270 number
US numbers are written as (270) 555-0123 or 270-555-0123. From outside the US, dial +1 270 555 0123.
Is a call from 270 a scam?
An area code only tells you where a number was assigned. Caller ID can be faked (“spoofed”), so do not trust a call just because the area code looks local. Never share codes or payment details with unexpected callers.
Sources: NANPA via NumberResearch.org (CC BY 4.0); place names and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). See data sources.