270 Area Code: Owensboro, Kentucky
Area code 270 serves Owensboro, Bowling Green and Paducah, Kentucky in the Eastern and Central time zone, in service since 1999. Consumers have filed 5,801 unwanted-call complaints against 4,969 different 270 numbers, 703 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 270 at a glance
- State
- Kentucky
- Main cities
- Owensboro, Bowling Green, Paducah, Elizabethtown, Madisonville, Henderson + 160 more
- Counties
- Daviess County, Warren County, Hardin County, Hopkins County + 41 more
- Local time
- —Eastern—Central
- In service since
- April 19, 1999
- Split from
- 502
- Overlay code
- 364 (2014)
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 171 rate centers, 769 prefixes
Sources: NANPA area code and central office code records (refreshed weekly); cities and counties matched from US Census Bureau and USGS place names.
Most-reported 270 numbers
Ranked by FTC Do Not Call complaints this month, then all-time FTC and FCC complaints. Only numbers with enough complaints for a full report page are listed. Click one for what it was reported for and where.
What calls from 270 numbers are about
3,299 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 270 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is debt-relief pitches, at 26% of complaints (92% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 82% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified1,43343%
- Debt reduction85626%
- Impostor (government, business, family)2808%
- Dropped call / no message2778%
- Medical & prescriptions2337%
- No subject given1464%
- Warranties & protection plans281%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Prerecorded Voice37974%
- Live Voice11623%
- Text Message184%
Live-voice calls are from a person; prerecorded calls are robocalls.
When 270 spam calls come in
32% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm. 93% came Monday to Friday, most on Thursdays, the pattern of call-center robocall campaigns that run on business hours. Times are as consumers reported them to the FTC.
By hour of the day
By day of the week
Is it getting worse?
696 FTC complaints about 270 numbers in the last four weeks; leaving out the concentrated source below, complaints are down 30% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 270 numbers peaked in 2026 (362); the FTC's daily Do Not Call data has carried most of the volume since mid-2026.
Data note: 76 of the last four weeks' 270 complaints (11%) came from one place, Whitesville, KY (callers' own phones in area code 270), about 182× the state's per-resident rate. That pattern usually means one or a few very active filers, so trend figures here leave it out.
FTC complaints per week
FCC complaints per year
Years shown as '15 to '26; the current year is partial.
Who gets these calls
Only 42% of the FTC complaints about 270 numbers came from Kentucky residents; the most came from Florida, California and Texas. 270 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
These shares include Whitesville, KY, flagged under “Is it getting worse?” as an unusually concentrated source.
Where complainants live
- Kentucky1,38742%
- Florida2457%
- California2277%
- Texas1364%
- Pennsylvania1013%
What people with 270 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 270 filed 2,230 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 55% were about calls showing another 270 number. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 270 (same code)1,22055%
- 855 (toll-free)763%
- 833 (toll-free)743%
- 866 (toll-free)723%
- 877 (toll-free)703%
Likely campaigns using 270 numbers
Groups of numbers that drew the same FTC complaint in the same pattern over the last 60 days. The grouping is statistical and doesn't identify who is calling.
Busiest 270 prefixes this month
FTC complaints in the last 30 days, grouped by the first six digits. When one prefix collects complaints about many different numbers, a campaign is usually cycling through that block. The carrier is who NANPA assigned the prefix to, not who made the calls.
| Prefix | Complaints | Numbers | Carrier | Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (270) 888-xxxxcampaign | 27 | 24 | Mcc Telephony of The South, LLC | Crofton |
| (270) 432-xxxx | 22 | 21 | So Central Rural Telecomm Cooperative, INC. | Edmonton |
| (270) 446-xxxx | 21 | 21 | AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Clarkson |
| (270) 397-xxxx | 20 | 19 | Brandenburg Telecom, LLC | Leitchfield |
| (270) 373-xxxx | 19 | 19 | Twc Ip Enabled Services, LLC | North Garrett |
Carriers operating in 270
NANPA has assigned 769 270 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 171 rate centers: 26% to wireless carriers, 72% to landline and VoIP operators; 78% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 3 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-07-22). The carrier holding a prefix is who the number was issued through. It says nothing about who is calling, since caller ID is routinely spoofed.
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Rate centers | Newest assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellSouth (AT&T) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 152(20%) | 81 | 2022-11-07 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 110(14%) | 53 | 2026-02-19 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 98(13%) | 54 | 2010-06-28 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 63(8%) | 45 | 2008-09-23 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 57(7%) | 37 | 2022-01-25 |
| Windstream | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 41(5%) | 15 | 2015-06-26 |
| Powertel Kentucky Licenses, INC. | Wireless | 27(4%) | 15 | 2018-08-14 |
| Twc Ip Enabled Services, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 26(3%) | 21 | 2016-10-28 |
| Windstream | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 21(3%) | 14 | 2018-03-15 |
| So Central Rural Telecomm Cooperative, INC. | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 19(2%) | 16 | — |
| Mcc Telephony of The South, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 18(2%) | 17 | 2010-12-29 |
| West Kentucky Rural Tel | Unclassified | 15(2%) | 15 | — |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Owensboro (42), Bowling Green (41), Paducah (37), Elizabethtown (31), Madisonville (25), Henderson (23), Hopkinsville (22), Murray (18), Glasgow (13), Russellville (13). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 270 numbers
Before you call back
- Debt reduction is the top named complaint here. Don't pay upfront fees for debt relief; the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule bans them. Talk to your lender or a nonprofit credit counselor instead. Read about debt-relief robocalls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 270 with no voicemail is usually a robocall; anyone who needs you will leave a message.
- Block repeat callers: iPhone, Android, or your carrier's free filter (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile).
Report it in Kentucky
- Unwanted sales calls and robocalls: donotcall.gov (FTC). Scams and fraud: ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
- Spoofing, texts and call-blocking problems: FCC consumer complaints.
- State complaints: Kentucky Attorney General.
- Kentucky formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.
Your FTC and FCC reports are published (without your name or number) in the datasets this page is built from. How to report unwanted calls.
Area code 270: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 270?
Area code 270 serves Owensboro, Bowling Green and Paducah, Kentucky, covering Daviess County, Warren County and Hardin County and 42 more counties. It has been in service since April 19, 1999. It was split from area code 502.
What time zone is area code 270 in?
Area code 270 spans Eastern and Central time. Most of it is in the Eastern zone (UTC−5, or UTC−4 during daylight saving time). The current local time in each zone is shown at the top of this page.
Which area codes overlay 270?
364 (in service 2014) serves the same area as 270. New numbers there can be issued with any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits. A spoofed call can display any of them.
What are calls from 270 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 3,299 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 270 numbers. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches: 26% of complaints, 92% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 82% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 270 spam calls happen?
32% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm, and 93% came on weekdays, most often on Thursday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 270 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. Only 42% of the FTC complaints about 270 numbers came from Kentucky residents; the most came from Florida, California and Texas. 270 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Are 270 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 696 FTC complaints about 270 numbers. Leaving out one town that filed an unusual share of them, that is 30% fewer than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 270 scam call in Kentucky?
Report unwanted sales calls and robocalls to the FTC at donotcall.gov, and scams to ReportFraud.ftc.gov. The FCC takes complaints at consumercomplaints.fcc.gov. In Kentucky, the Kentucky Attorney General also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Overlay and nearby area codes
Sources: FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday and available here from Jul 24; FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record, imported nightly; NANPA numbering records. A number appearing here means consumers reported calls that displayed it. Caller ID can be spoofed.