Living in Alamo, NM: what to set up and who to call
Alamo has no town government of its own, so Socorro County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Magdalena Municipal Schools. Power in Alamo comes from Socorro Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alamo, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Alamo.
Power comes from Socorro Electric Coop
Socorro Electric Coop (Socorro Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Alamo.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Alamo-Alamo Community water system
The Alamo-Alamo Community water system supplies Alamo: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 785 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2017–Dec 2019, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2019: EPA has no newer result for this system.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NN3500285.
3 home internet providers serve Alamo
0% of 301 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western New Mexico Telephone Company | DSL | 87% | 50/5 |
| Choice Broadband | Fixed wireless | 79% | 25/3 |
| Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 77% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Alamo’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alamo.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alamo is in Magdalena Municipal Schools.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Alamo is unincorporated, so Socorro County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Alamo is in ZIP code 87825
ZIP codes where Alamo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alamo | ZIP’s residents in Alamo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87825 | Magdalena, NM | 100% | 41% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Alamo
Who supplies Alamo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Alamo-Alamo Community water system (EPA ID NN3500285). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2017–Dec 2019), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alamo?
Socorro Electric Coop (Socorro Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Alamo?
Western New Mexico Telephone Company, Choice Broadband, Internet Services (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alamo?
87825. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alamo in?
Magdalena Municipal Schools.
How do I register to vote in Alamo?
In New Mexico you can register online until 28 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before). Elections here are run by the Socorro County Clerk. Check your registration at voterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.