When starting your family genealogy search, it's often necessary to find family in Mexico such as a parent, brother or cousin. You may have a phone number for this relative, but now the number doesn't work. But before you throw that number away, you may be missing one small piece of information.

Back in 2001, Telmex, Mexico's national telephone company, made huge changes in its area code system. You can click here to read more, but the bottom line is that you may have a good telephone number if you put it with the new area code.

To help you find people in Mexico and start your family genealogy in Mexico, we have put together a list of the most popular cities in Mexico. If you still have any questions, email us and we'll do our best to help you.

A

Acambaro, Guanajuato 417

Acapulco, Guerrero 744

Agua Prieta, Sonora 633

Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes 449

B

Bahias de Huatulco, Oaxaca 958

C

Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur 624

Campeche, Campeche 981

Cancun, Quintana Roo 998

Celaya, Guanajuato 461

Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua 625

Ciudad Delicias, Chihuahua 639

Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua 656

Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan 753

Ciudad Obregon, Sonora 644

Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi 481

Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas 834

Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz 921

Colima, Colima 312

Cuernavaca, Morelos 777

Culiacan, Sinaloa 667

Chetumal, Quintana Roo 983

Chihuahua, Chihuahua 614

Chilpancingo, Guerrero 747

D

Durango, Durango 618

F

Fresnillo, Zacatecas 493

G

Gomez Palacio, Durango 871

Guadalajara, Jalisco 33

Guadalupe Victoria 676

Guamuchil 673

Guanajuato, Guanajuato 473

Guasave, Sinaloa 687

Guaymas, Sonora 622

H

Hermosillo, Sonora 662

I

Iguala, Guerrero 733

Irapuato, Guanajuato 462

Isla Mujeres 998

Ixtapa, Guerrero 322

L

La Paz, Baja California Sur 612

Leon, Guanajuato 477

M

Manzanillo, Colima 314

Maravatio, Michoacan 447

Matamoros, Tamaulipas 868

Mazatlan, Sinaloa 669

Merida, Yucatan 999

Mexicali, Baja California 686

Mexico City 55

Minatitlan, Veracruz 922

Monclova, Coahuila 866

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 81

Morelia, Michoacan 443

N

Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 867

O

Oaxaca, Oaxaca 951

Orizaba, Veracruz 272

P

Pachuca, Pachuca 771

Patzcuaro, Michoacan 434

Poza Rica, Veracruz 782

Puebla, Puebla 222

Puerto Vallarta 322

Q

Queretaro, Queretaro 442

S

Saltillo, Coahuila 844

San Felipe, Baja California 686

San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi 444

San Miguel De Allende, Guanajuato 415

T

Tampico, Tamaulipas 833

Tapachula, Chiapas 962

Taxco, Guerrero 762

Tehuacan, Puebla 238

Tepic, Nayarit 311

Texcoco, Edo. de Mexico* 595

Tijuana, Baja California 664

Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala 246

Toluca, Edo. de Mexico* 722

Torreon, Coahuila 871

Tulancingo, Hidalgo 775

Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas 961

V

Valle de Bravo, Edo. de Mexico* 726

Veracruz, Veracruz 229

Villahermosa, Tabasco 993

X

Xalapa, Veracruz 228

Z

Zacatecas, Zacatecas 492

* Edo. de Mexico is the common name that refers to the state called "state of Mexico" or sometimes simply Mexico. The full name is Estado de Mexico.

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