Where Is Area Code 270?
Area code 270 is found in the US state of Kentucky. Primarily servicing the city of Bowling Green (population: 107264), area code 270 covers 45 counties of Kentucky.
Parts of this area code are located in the Central time zone, while others are in the Eastern time zone. This means that some cities in area code 270 are on the same time as Chicago, IL, while others are on the same time as New York, NY.
Area code 270 was brought into effect on April 19, 1999. 270 was split from the parent 502 area code.
Counties in Area Code 270
- Adair,
- Allen,
- Ballard,
- Barren,
- Breckinridge,
- Butler,
- Caldwell,
- Calloway,
- Carlisle,
- Christian,
- Crittenden,
- Cumberland,
- Daviess,
- Edmonson,
- Fulton,
- Graves,
- Grayson,
- Green,
- Hancock,
- Hardin,
- Hart,
- Henderson,
- Hickman,
- Hopkins,
- Larue,
- Livingston,
- Logan,
- Lyon,
- Marion,
- Marshall,
- McCracken,
- McLean,
- Meade,
- Metcalfe,
- Monroe,
- Muhlenberg,
- Ohio,
- Russell,
- Simpson,
- Taylor,
- Todd,
- Trigg,
- Union,
- Warren,
- Webster.
Most Populous Cities in Area Code 270
| City | County | City Population | Time Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | Warren | 107,264 | CST |
| Owensboro | Daviess | 82,350 | CST |
| Paducah | McCracken | 57,628 | CST |
| Elizabethtown | Hardin | 48,870 | EST |
| Hopkinsville | Christian | 43,324 | CST |
| Henderson | Henderson | 38,409 | CST |
| Glasgow | Barren | 30,678 | CST |
| Murray | Calloway | 30,024 | CST |
| Madisonville | Hopkins | 26,800 | CST |
| Campbellsville | Taylor | 24,492 | EST |
| Radcliff | Hardin | 23,905 | EST |
| Mayfield | Graves | 23,444 | CST |
| Fort Campbell | Christian | 20,542 | CST |
| Benton | Marshall | 19,243 | CST |
| Franklin | Simpson | 16,989 | CST |
| Scottsville | Allen | 16,484 | CST |
| Columbia | Adair | 15,941 | CST |
| Leitchfield | Grayson | 15,469 | CST |
| Russellville | Logan | 14,369 | CST |
| Cadiz | Trigg | 13,523 | CST |
| Vine Grove | Hardin | 13,296 | EST |
| Russell Springs | Russell | 12,528 | CST |
| Lebanon | Marion | 12,523 | EST |
| Brandenburg | Meade | 11,840 | EST |
| Greenville | Muhlenberg | 11,628 | CST |
Note: The above list is based off of the top 25 most populous cities in the area code as per 2012 United States Census Bureau estimates.
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This page was last updated on July 3, 2015.