Area code 585

The blue area is New York State; the red area is area code 585.

Area code 585 is a state of New York telephone area code. It was created on November 15, 2001 (to serve the Rochester area) by splitting the 716 area, with 716 reduced to Buffalo and far western New York.[1] Aside from new area codes created in the New York City metropolitan area and Long Island, 585 was the second new area code in New York since 1954, having been preceded by 845.

The border of 585 area code roughly matches county lines (without regard to mailing address) which causes confusion where a ZIP code overlaps a municipal boundary. Therefore, some ZIP codes have phone numbers in two area codes. Among these places: Arcade, Cuba, Akron, and Alden. A significant part of Ontario County uses 315. Part of the town of Farmington is north of the NY Thruway (Interstate 90), and is "joined" with Wayne County in the 315 area code.

Counties served

Major communities served by this area code

See also

References

  1. "Planning Letter 270: 716 NPA Split, Creating 585 NPA (New York)" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA). Neustar, Inc. April 17, 2001. Retrieved 2013-04-18.

External links

New York area codes: 212, 315, 347, 516, 518, 585, 607, 631, 646, 716, 718, 845, 914, 917, 929
North: 289/905, Lake Ontario
West: 716 area code 585 East: 315, 607
South: 814, 582 (revoked)
Ontario area codes: 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 416, 519, 613, 647, 705, 807, 905
Pennsylvania area codes: 215, 267, 272, 412, 484, 570, 610, 717, 724, 814, 878

Coordinates: 42°55′N 77°49′W / 42.91°N 77.81°W / 42.91; -77.81

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