NEW MEXICO · AREA CODE GUIDE
505 area code location: Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Local date and time
- Mountain Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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505 area code at a glance
- State
- New Mexico
- Primary cities
- Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Farmington
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Albuquerque, 556,588 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 683 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
- : 575 split from 505
Time zone
- Mountain Time
- Standard time UTC−07:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−06:00
Counties and cities covered
505 numbers are issued across 34 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): San Juan County, San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Bernalillo County, Cibola County, McKinley County, and Rio Arriba County.
- Albuquerque
- Santa Fe
- Farmington
- Gallup
- Las Vegas
- Espanola
- Grants
- Aztec
- Pecos
- Abiquiu
- Chimayo
- Crown Point
- Dixon
- Fence Lake
- Los Alamos
- Naschitti
- Navajo
- Newcomb
- Ojo Caliente
- Pine Hill
- Pueblo Pintado
- Ramah
- Sanostee
- Shiprock
- Toadlena
9 more communities
- Tohatchi
- Torreon
- Truchas
- Tse Bonito
- Twin Lakes
- Vanderwagon
- Velarde
- White Rock
- Zuni
Notable places in 505
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Chaco Culture National Historical Park | 33.1 km from Pueblo Pintado | National Historical Park |
| University of New Mexico | 3.5 km from Albuquerque | University, 24,675 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Albuquerque International Sunport | 7.9 km from Albuquerque | Commercial airport, 2,690,218 enplanements (2024) |
| Kirtland Air Force Base | 7.9 km from Albuquerque | Military base |
| Aztec Ruins National Monument | 3.5 km from Aztec | National Monument |
| Santa Fe Regional Airport | 10.9 km from Santa Fe | Commercial airport, 180,248 enplanements (2024) |
| Bandelier National Monument | 10.7 km from White Rock | National Monument |
| Fort Wingate | 19.1 km from Gallup | Fortification |
| Four Corners Regional Airport | 4.6 km from Farmington | Commercial airport |
| Georgia O'Keeffe Museum | 4.7 km from Santa Fe | Museum |
Questions about 505
Where is the 505 area code?
505 is in New Mexico. Its numbers are issued in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Farmington, and 31 other communities.
What time zone is area code 505 in?
505 is in Mountain Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
What cities are in the 505 area code?
Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Farmington, Gallup, and Las Vegas, and 29 other communities.
What state is area code 505 in?
Area code 505 is in New Mexico.
What counties are covered by area code 505?
Area code 505 covers communities in San Juan County, San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Bernalillo County, Cibola County, McKinley County, and Rio Arriba County.
Is 505 a toll-free area code?
No. 505 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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