--- title: "Area code 585: New York, United States" url: "https://lookvalid.com/area-code/585.md" canonical_url: "https://lookvalid.com/area-code/585" last_updated: "2026-10-23" type: "reference" summary: "Area code 585 serves New York, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in New York." --- # Area code 585: New York, United States Area code 585 serves New York, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in New York. NANPA lists 675 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 585, held by 52 holders across 78 rate centers. The largest rate center is ROCHESTER, with 295 prefixes (44%). Frontier Telephone Of Rochester holds the most prefixes, 183 (27%). 75% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies. The FCC unwanted-call data has 3,199 complaints on file for 2,409 numbers in 585, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings. ## Facts - In service since: 2001-11-15 - Time zone: Eastern (E) - Prefixes in use: 675 - Pooled prefixes: 508 (75%) - Rate centers: 78 - Companies holding prefixes: 52 - Assignment dates on file: 2001-04-11 to 2026-06-16 (322 prefixes) - ZIP codes in its places: 102 ## Rate centers | Rate center | Prefixes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | ROCHESTER | 295 | 44% | | EROCHESTER | 29 | 4% | | BATAVIA | 25 | 4% | | WEBSTER | 14 | 2% | | FAIRPORT | 13 | 2% | | OLEAN | 13 | 2% | | HENRIETTA | 12 | 2% | | WELLSVILLE | 12 | 2% | | 70 other rate centers | 262 | 39% | ## Carriers | Holder | Prefixes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Frontier Telephone Of Rochester | 183 | 27% | | Verizon Wireless | 69 | 10% | | Onvoy, Llc- Ny | 56 | 8% | | New Cingular Wireless PCS | 47 | 7% | | Verizon New York | 39 | 6% | | Paetec Itel | 34 | 5% | | 46 other carriers | 247 | 37% | A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company. ## History - 1947-01-01: Area code 716, named as the parent of 585 in the NANPA report, was in service. - 2001-11-15: Area code 585 went into service. ## Nearest area codes The area codes closest to 585, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 716 (about 56 miles), 607 (about 94 miles), 680 (about 95 miles), 315 (about 100 miles) and 582 (about 135 miles). ## ZIP codes 102 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Rochester, NY (40 ZIP codes), Batavia, NY (2 ZIP codes) and Akron, NY (1 ZIP code). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes. ## Complaints on file 3,199 complaints for 2,409 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year: - 2023: 130 - 2024: 102 - 2025: 247 ## Questions ### Where is area code 585? NANPA assigns area code 585 to New York, United States. ### In which state does area code 585 sit? New York. 585 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state. ### Which places does area code 585 cover? The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 585 are Rochester, NY, Batavia, NY and Akron, NY. The rate center list on this page shows all of them. ### Who owns area code 585? NANPA assigns area codes. Within 585, Frontier Telephone Of Rochester holds the most prefixes, 183 prefixes or 27%. ### Which time zone does 585 use? The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 585 as Eastern (E). ### What year did 585 enter service? The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2001-11-15, so 585 has been in use since 2001. ### Does area code 585 have an overlay? The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 585. ### Which area codes are nearest to 585? The area codes closest to 585, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 716 (about 56 miles), 607 (about 94 miles), 680 (about 95 miles), 315 (about 100 miles) and 582 (about 135 miles). ### How many prefixes does area code 585 have? NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 675 prefixes in service in 585, spread over 78 rate centers and 52 holders. ### Are there complaints about 585 numbers? The FCC data on file has 3,199 complaints for 2,409 numbers in 585. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe. Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).