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Area code 270

Area code 270 serves Kentucky, including Owensboro, Bowling Green and Paducah (Eastern and Central time). It has been in service since April 19, 1999 and shares its area with 364.

Numbers starting with 270 drew 2,806 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 858 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 270 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
KentuckyLouisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern and Central
In service since
April 19, 1999Created from 502
Overlay
Same area as 364
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
769 of 792held by 46 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2116NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 270 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 270. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

2,806

FCC complaints since November 2023

858

Different 270 numbers reported

3,453

FCC complaints naming a 270 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202312
December 20235
January 20247
February 20245
March 20248
April 202411
May 20248
June 202412
July 20246
August 202416
September 202411
October 202425
November 202415
December 20247
January 20259
February 202516
March 202513
April 202517
May 202520
June 20259
July 202512
August 20254
September 202519
October 20253
November 202522
December 202530
January 202651
February 202662
March 202662
April 202663
May 202647
June 202663
July 202679
August 202633
September 202635
October 202626

What people said 270 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 2,206 of 2,806 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,191
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)622
Dropped call or no message314
Medical and prescriptions226
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends223
Warranties and protection plans26

Most reported 270 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 270

NANPA lists 171 rate centers for 270. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Owensboro42
  • Bowling Green41
  • Paducah37
  • Elizabethtown31
  • Madisonville25
  • Henderson23
  • Hopkinsville22
  • Murray18
  • Glasgow13
  • Russellville13
  • Benton12
  • Franklin12
  • Mayfield12
  • Oak Grove12
  • Central City11
  • Leitchfield11
  • Campbellsville10
  • Beaver Dam9
  • Cadiz9
  • Lebanon9
  • Morgantown9
  • Columbia8
  • Fulton8
  • Marion8
Show all 171 rate centers

Morganfield, Princeton, Radcliff, Calhoun, Clinton, Eddyville, Greensburg, Greenville, Hawesville, Irvington, Bardwell, Burkesville, Elkton, Guthrie, Hardinsburg, Jordan, Russell Springs, Scottsville, Tompkinsville, Brownsville, Canmer, Clarkson, Cloverport, Glasgow Rural, Hodgenville, South Hardin, Bessie Bend, Calvert City, Cecilia, Clay, Crofton, Dixon, Drakesboro, Edmonton, Fairplay, Gracey, Hartford, Hickman, La Center, Lucas, Mcdaniels, North Garrett, Park City, Providence, Smithland, Smiths Grove, Arlington, Auburn, Aurora, Bluff Springs, Bradfordsville, Brandenburg, Bremen, Burkesville Rural, Caneyville, Canton, Cayce, Centertown, Corydon, Dawson Springs, Earlington, Ensor, Fairdealing, Fordsville, Fredonia, Gamaliel, Gilbertsville, Habit, Hanson, Hardin, Hazel, Hebbardsville, Hiseville, Island, Kirksey, La Fayette, Lewisport, Livermore, Loretto, Lynn Grove, Maceo, Mortons Gap, Munfordville, New Concord, Nortonville, Panther, Payneville, Pembroke, Pleasant Ridge, Robards, Sacramento, Saint Charles, Salem, Scottsville Rural, Sebree, Sharon Grove, Slaughters, Sorgho, Stanley, Sturgis, Summer Shade, Symsonia, Temple Hill, Trenton, Uniontown, Utica, Vine Grove, Water Valley, West Louisville, West Plains, Whitesville, Woodburn, Adairville, Bandana, Barlow, Battletown, Bee Spring, Bonnieville, Buffalo, Cave City, Center, Columbus, Cunningham, Custer, Dunmor, Fancy Farm, Farmington, Folsomdale, Fountain Run, Gage, Heath, Horse Cave, Jamestown, Kevil, Lewisburg, Logansport, Lowes, Lynnville, Magnolia, Mammoth Cave, Milburn, Nebo, Rochester, Sedalia, Wickliffe, Wingo, Xxxxxxxxxx.

Phone companies holding 270 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 78% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 46 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba South Central Bell Tel148
Onvoy, LLC - KY112
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA98
Level 3 Communications, LLC - KY64
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - KY57
Windstream Kentucky East, Inc. - Lexington41
Powertel Kentucky Licenses, Inc.27
Twc IP Enabled Services, LLC26

When today's 270 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200134
200264
200324
200414
200516
200630
200712
20085
20097
201010
201113
20128
20134
20141
20155
20167
20178
20183
20193
20203
20223
20232
20241
20253
20262

Check a 270 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in Kentucky

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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