Main city: Chimayo
Timezone: Mountain
Phone type: Landline
Operator: Valor Telecom Tx,lp-nm #2 DBA Windstream Comm Sw

Chimayó, a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe Counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico; the name derives from a Tewa name for a local landmark, the hill of Tsi Mayoh. The town is unincorporated and includes many neighborhoods, called plazas or placitas, each with its own name, including El Potrero de Chimayó (the plaza near Chimayó's communal pasture) and the Plaza del Cerro (plaza by the hill). The cluster of plazas called Chimayó lies near Santa Cruz about 25 miles north of Santa Fe. The population was 3,177 at the 2010 census. ^source

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 northwestern and central portions of the state, including the Albuquerque metropolitan area, Santa Fe, and Farmington. ^source