Area Code
South Dakota, United States
Local Time
8:35 AM
Central Time
Area Code
605
State / Province
South Dakota
Country
United States
Time Zone
Central Time
Area code 605 covers 270 rate centers across South Dakota. Rate centers are geographic areas used by telephone companies to determine local calling boundaries.
Use the E.164 format for clickable phone links (RFC 3966):
<a href="tel:+16055550100">+16055550100</a><a href="tel:+16055550199">+16055550199</a>Area code 605 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to South Dakota, United States. It is the sole area code assigned to South Dakota, covering the entire state or province under a single numbering plan area.
Yes. 605 is an active North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area code, currently assigned to South Dakota, United States. It is safe to answer or dial calls using this area code.
Area code 605 covers 270 rate centers across South Dakota. Communities served include Aberdeen, Academy, Alcester, Alexandria, Alpena, and 265 more localities. Rate centers are the geographic building blocks telephone carriers use to determine local calling boundaries and to assign numbers when a business or individual requests a phone number in a specific city.
All numbers in the 605 area code observe Central Time (IANA timezone: America/Chicago). Central Time is UTC−6 in winter (CST) and UTC−5 in summer (CDT). When placing a call to a 605 number from a different time zone, check the current local time above to avoid calling outside of business hours.
From within South Dakota, dial the 7-digit local number directly if calling within the same rate center, or dial 1 + 605 + 7-digit number for long-distance calls within North America. From outside the US or Canada, dial your country's international exit code followed by 1 605 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.
Format 605 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +16055550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.