505 Area Code — New Mexico

505 is a North American Numbering Plan area code for New Mexico, the United States. It covers about 1,321,996 people in 86 towns and 145 ZIP codes, including Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Rio Rancho.

Where area code 505 is used

Area code 505 is assigned to New Mexico, the United States, inside the North American Numbering Plan. Numbers in the code are written (505) NXX-XXXX at home and +1 505 NXX-XXXX when dialled from outside Canada and the United States. Since the NANP moved to 10-digit dialling you must always include the area code, even for a local call.

Towns and cities in area code 505

The 86 towns below are the largest in the 505 footprint, ranked by population. Every one of them links to its own page with the full list of area codes and ZIP codes for that town.

Counties covered

Nearby area codes

How to dial area code 505

• Within North America: 505 + 7-digit number (505-NXX-XXXX). The leading 1 is optional on a mobile phone and required on most landlines for long-distance.
• From abroad: your country's international prefix, then 1, then 505, then the 7-digit number — for example 00 1 505 NXX-XXXX from most of Europe.