🇺🇸 270 area code
Area code 270 covers Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Paducah and Glasgow and the surrounding area in Kentucky. It shares that territory with 364, so the same neighbourhood can have numbers in any of them. Enter a 270 number below for a free check before you call back.
- Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Time zone: Eastern and Central (UTC−5)
- In service since April 19, 1999
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Area code 270 at a glance
- Area code
- 270
- Location
- Kentucky, United States
- Main cities
- Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Paducah, Glasgow, Hopkinsville, Henderson
- Time zone
- Eastern and Central (UTC−5)
- Local time now
- —
- In service since
- April 19, 1999
- Created from
- 502
- Overlay codes
- 364
- Codes split from it
- 364
- Local calls
- Dial 10 digits
- Number format
- (270) 555-0123
- From abroad
- +1 270 555 0123
Cities in area code 270
- Bowling Green
- Elizabethtown
- Paducah
- Glasgow
- Hopkinsville
- Henderson
- Murray
- Owensboro
- Campbellsville
- Madisonville
Is a 270 call a scam?
An area code tells you where a number was first assigned, not where the caller is. Mobile numbers keep their area code when people move, and internet (VoIP) numbers can be picked in any area code — so a 270 number can be calling from anywhere.
Robocallers exploit that with "neighbor spoofing": showing a 270 number to people in Kentucky because a local-looking call is more likely to be answered. If a 270 call claims to be your bank, the IRS or a delivery company, hang up and call the official number yourself.
About area code 270
270 entered service on April 19, 1999, when it was split from 502.
It is part of the 270/364 overlay: the codes cover the same area, and a new line there can be given a number in any of them. Two neighbours — or two phones in one household — can have different area codes. That is also why local calls need the full ten digits.
As the region grew, 364 was carved out of or added to 270.
The area straddles a time-zone line (Eastern and Central), so a 270 caller may be an hour ahead of or behind the next town.
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Sources: NANPA NPA database (11/04/2026) and Google libphonenumber. Area codes show where a number was assigned, not where its owner is today.
Where is area code 270?
Area code 270 is in Kentucky, United States. It covers Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Paducah, Glasgow, Hopkinsville and Henderson.
What time zone is area code 270?
270 is in the Eastern and Central (UTC−5) time zone, and observes daylight saving time.
What area codes overlay 270?
364 serves the same area as 270. Numbers in all of them are local to one another.
When did area code 270 start?
270 entered service on April 19, 1999, created from 502.
How do I find out who called me from 270?
Enter the full number in the lookup at the top of this page. The free check confirms whether the number is valid and shows its carrier, line type and region; a full report adds owner and public-web records where they are available.
Why am I getting calls from area code 270?
If you live in or near Kentucky, they may be genuinely local — or robocalls spoofing a local-looking number. Unknown 270 callers who will not leave a message are best looked up before you call back.
Got a call from 270?
Run the free check first — validity, carrier, line type and region — and unlock the full report only if you need it.