Area code 505
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North American area code 505 is a state of New Mexico telephone area code which was one of the original area codes established in October, 1947. Until October 7, 2007, it served the entire state. It currently serves the central and northwestern portions of the state.
Due to the increasing demand for new numbers, area code 505 was split on October 7, 2007. Northwestern and central New Mexico, including the Albuquerque metropolitan area, Santa Fe, and Farmington, continue to be served by the 505 area code, while the remainder of the state will switch to area code 575. The issue was decided in 2006 by vote of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, with a 3-2 majority in favor of allowing the Albuquerque area to keep the old area code.
The question of how to implement a new area code was a contentious one. The need for a new code had been clear since at least 2000, but the PRC's initial votes for Albuquerque and Santa Fe to switch to a new area code were met with vocal opposition and even death threats. Amid heightening tensions between the urban and rural areas of the state, the commission eventually chose to put off the decision until 2006 after a new plan to conserve numbers made the immediate addition of a new code unnecessary.
Prefixes remaining in area code 505, by rate center:
- Albuquerque 381 385 400 401 410 417 440 449 450 452 453 459 460 462 463 507 508 514 515 529 530 540 550 553 559 561 563 573 604 610 615 620 681 685 688 698 702 710 712 715 720 724 727 730 761 764 765 766 767 768 790 792 794 796 797 798 803 804 816 818 821 822 823 828 830 831 833 836 837 839 841 842 843 844 845 846 848 850 853 855 856 857 858 872 873 875 877 878 880 881 883 884 888 889 890 891 892 893 896 897 898 899 903 907 908 917 918 922 923 924 925 931 933 934 938 939 940 944 949 951 962 968 969 971 974 975 977 978 980 991 994 998 999
- Aztec 419 632 634
- Belen 859 861 864 966
- Bernalillo 404 771 867
- Crown Point 786
- Dixon 579
- Espanola 614 692 747 753 901 927 929 384
- Farmington 402 516 564 566 598 599 608 686 701 716 793 801 860 947
- Fence Lake 788
- Gallup 409 567 593 713 721 722 726 862 863 870 879 979
- Grants 658 876
- Lagunaa Com 552
- Las Vegas 425 426 429 454 617 718
- Los Alamos 412 606 661 662 663 664 665 667695 996
- Los Lunas 565 807 865 866 869 916
- Moriarty 705 832
- Mountainar 847
- Naschitti 732
- Navajo 777
- Newcomb 696
- Ojocalinte 583
- Pecos 757
- Penablanca 465
- Pine Hill 775
- Pueblo Pntd 655
- Ramah 783
- Sanostee 723
- Santa Fe 424 428 438 455 570 577 603 629 660 669 670 690 699 780 795 819 820 827 913 919 920 930 946 954 955 982 983 984 986 988 989 992 995
- Shiprock 406 612 809
- Tijeras 407
- Toadlena 789
- Tohatchi 733
- Torreon 731
- Truchas 689
- Twin Lakes 735
- Vanderwgon 778
- Velarde 852
- White Rock 672 709
- Zuni 782
Prefixes moving to area code 575, by rate center:
- Alamogordo 430 434 437 439 442 443 446 475 479 491 551 572 812 921
- Alto 336 498
- Angel Fire 377 595
- Animas 548
- Anthony 201 618 882
- Antelope Ridge 225
- Antonchico 427
- Arch 226 276
- Artesia 308 513 616 703 736 746 748 810
- Bayard 537 912
- Bellview 456
- Bingham 423
- Canjilon 684
- Cannon Afb 784
- Capitan 354 509
- Carlsbad 200 234 236 302 361 499 628 706 817 885 887
- Carrizozo 648
- Causey 273
- Chama 209 756
- Chaparral 824
- Cimarron 376
- Clayton 207 374
- Cliff 535
- Cloudcroft 601 682
- Clovis 218 219 309 693 714 742 749 760 762 763 769 791 799 935
- Columbus 531 549
- Conchasdam 868
- Corona 849
- Cottonwood 364 365
- Carlsbad Caverns 785
- Cuba 289
- Datil 772
- Dell City 963
- Deming 494 543 544 545 546 694
- Des Moines 278
- Dexter 734
- Dora 477
- Dulce 759
- El Rito 581
- El Valle 421
- Elida 274
- Eunice 394
- Floyd 478
- Fort Sumner 355
- Gallina 638
- Glenwood 539
- Grady 357
- Guad Peak 826
- Hagerman 752
- Hatch 267
- Hillsboro 895
- Hobbs 318 337 339 369 370 390 391 392 393 397 399 433 441 492 602 605 631 691 738
- Hondo 653
- Hope 484
- House 279
- Jal Jal 395
- Jemez Spring 829
- Kenton 451
- La Mesa 233
- Lakewood 457
- Las Cruces 202 312 373 382 405 496 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 532 541 556 571 621 635 636 639 640 642 644 645 646 647 649 650 678 679 680 805 932 961 993
- Lindrith 774
- Loco Hills 677
- Logan 487
- Lordsburg 493 542
- Loving 745
- Lovington 396 704 739
- Luna 547
- Lybrook 568
- Magdalena 854
- Maljamar 676
- Maxwell 375
- Mayhill 687
- Melrose 253
- Mescalero 464 671
- Milnesand 675
- Mimbres 536
- Mora 387
- Mosquero 673
- Nara Visa 633
- Penasco 587
- Playas 436
- Pleasanthl 389 755
- Portales 356 359 562 607 825
- Queen 981
- Quemado 773
- Questa 586
- Ragland 458
- Ranchvale 985
- Raton 303 445 447 643 707
- Red River 754
- Reserve 533
- Rodeo 557
- Roswell 208 317 347 420 444 578 622 623 624 625 626 627 637 840 910 914
- Roy 485
- Ruidoso 257 258 630 802 808 902 937 973
- Ruidosodwn 378 813
- San Jon 576
- San Ysidro 834
- Santa Rosa 472 512 781
- Silvercity 313 388 519 534 538 574 590 956
- Santa Teresa 305 502 589 619 874 997
- So Clovis 683
- Socorro 418 517 518 835 838
- Springer 483
- Taos 613 737 741 751 758 770 776 779
- Tatum 398
- Texico 482
- Tierraamrl 588
- Timberon 987
- Trementina 641
- Truth or Consequences 413 497 740 743 744 894
- Tucumcari 403 461 708 815
- Tularosa 585
- Vallecitos 582
- Vaughn 584
- Virden 358
- Wagonmound 666 668
- Weber City 372
- Whitelakes 422
[edit] References
- ^ NANPA publication PL 358, (December 21 2006) NPA 505 Split, Creating NPA 575 (New Mexico) (Caution: PDF)
- ^ Amadeo, Michael (November 9 2006). "Metro area to keep 505 area code." The Albuquerque Tribune.
- ^ (March 16, 2000). "2nd area code on its way to busy N.M. phone lines." Albuquerque Journal.
- ^ Rayburn, Rosalie (June 2 2001). "Regulators Get Death Threats for Area-Code Vote." Albuquerque Journal.
- ^ Rayburn, Rosalie (July 14 2002). "Deadline For 505 Extended." Albuquerque Journal.
[edit] See also
- List of New Mexico area codes
- List of NANP area codes
- North American Numbering Plan
- North American Numbering Plan Administration
- NANPA Area Code Map of New Mexico
- Whitepages Area code Map
| State of New Mexico Area Codes: 505, 575 | ||
|---|---|---|
| North: 435, 719, 970 | ||
| West: 520, 928 | area code 505 | East: 432, 580, 806 |
| South: 432, 575, 915, Country code +52 in Mexico | ||
| State of Arizona area codes: 480, 520, 602, 623, 928 | ||
| State of Colorado area codes: 303, 719, 720, 970 | ||
| State of Oklahoma Area Codes: 405, 580, 918 | ||
| State of Texas Area Codes: 210, 214, 254, 281, 325, 361, 409, 430, 432, 469, 512, 682, 713, 806, 817, 830, 832, 903, 915, 936, 940, 956, 972, 979 | ||
| State of Utah area codes: 385, 435, 801 | ||
