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Area Code Overview
Area code 505 is a geographic telephone area code in New Mexico that went into service on January 1, 1947. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,117,375.
Overlay and Dialing Rules
- Area Code: 505
- State: New Mexico
- Type: General Purpose Code
- In Service Date: January 1, 1947
- Overlay Complex: 505
- Local Dialing Plan: This area does require you to dial the area code when calling locally.
Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 505
This area code is ranked 109th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 1st out of 2.
6,071,000
Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 505
Wireless
2,504,000 assigned
41.25%
Wireline and VoIP
3,291,000 assigned
54.21%
Other / Unclassified
276,000 assigned
4.55%
Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 505
Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 2,504,000
Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.
Verizon Wireless 986,000 (39.38%)
T-Mobile 775,000 (30.95%)
AT&T Wireless 741,000 (29.59%)
Optimum Mobile 2,000 (0.08%)
Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 505
Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 3,291,000
Bandwidth 292,000 (8.87%)
Comcast Business 102,000 (3.10%)
VALOR TELECOM TX,LP-NM #2 DBA WINDSTREAM COMM SW 91,000 (2.77%)
SELECTPATH, INC. 60,000 (1.82%)
Peerless Network 51,000 (1.55%)
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NM 49,000 (1.49%)
TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 25,000 (0.76%)
Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 505
Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 276,000
SMITH BAGLEY INC. DBA CELLULAR ONE OF NE ARIZONA 91,000 (32.97%)
SPOK, INC. 50,000 (18.12%)
NAVAJO COMM CO INC NM DBA NAVAJO COMM CO NM 31,000 (11.23%)
SACRED WIND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 31,000 (11.23%)
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA NM-LLC 24,000 (8.70%)
FRACTEL, LLC 10,000 (3.62%)
TELEBEEPER OF NEW MEXICO 10,000 (3.62%)
TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 8,000 (2.90%)
IP HORIZON LLC 7,000 (2.54%)
FASTTRACK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - NM 4,000 (1.45%)
HD CARRIER LLC 3,000 (1.09%)
ZIPPYTECH OF NEW MEXICO INCORPORATED - NM 3,000 (1.09%)
Cities and Towns in Area Code 505
Abiquiu, New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Aztec, New Mexico Chimayo, New Mexico Crownpoint, New Mexico Dixon, New Mexico Espanola, New Mexico Farmington, New Mexico Fence Lake, New Mexico Gallup, New Mexico Grants, New Mexico Las Vegas, New Mexico Los Alamos, New Mexico Naschitti, New Mexico Navajo, New Mexico Newcomb, New Mexico Ojo Caliente, New Mexico Pecos, New Mexico Pinehill, New Mexico Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico Ramah, New Mexico Sanostee, New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico Shiprock, New Mexico Toadlena, New Mexico Tohatchi, New Mexico Torreon, New Mexico Truchas, New Mexico Tse Bonito, New Mexico Twin Lakes, New Mexico Vanderwagen, New Mexico Velarde, New Mexico White Rock, New Mexico Zuni, New Mexico How These Figures Were Built
These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 505, not live customer counts.
Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.
They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.
Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.
Last refreshed: April 15, 2026 6:22 pm