Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Albuquerque, NM: what to set up and who to call
Albuquerque has its own drop-off, Eagle Rock Convenience Center. Albuquerque has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Albuquerque, 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 Albuquerque.
Power comes from PNM
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility, serves 88.4% of Albuquerque residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $91 a month (its average across New Mexico).
Start or move service: pnmresources.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Albuquerque Water System
Albuquerque Water System supplies almost all of Albuquerque. It draws surface water and serves 560,326 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NM3510701.
10 home internet providers serve Albuquerque
100% of 188,817 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 83% | 100/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 46% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Ezee Fiber | Fiber | 8% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 5% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Lobo Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/80 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Albuquerque depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Albuquerque, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cabq.gov →
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Cerro Colorado Landfill
18000 Cerro Colorado SW, Albuquerque NM 87121
- Mon7 am–4:30 pm
- Tue7 am–4:30 pm
- Wed7 am–4:30 pm
- Thu7 am–4:30 pm
- Fri7 am–4:30 pm
- Sat7 am–4:30 pm
- Sun7 am–4:30 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From cabq.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Albuquerque is in Albuquerque Public Schools.
C+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Albuquerque spans 16 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Albuquerque residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Albuquerque | ZIP’s residents in Albuquerque |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87121 | Albuquerque, NM | 12% | 87% |
| 87120 | Albuquerque, NM | 11% | 99% |
| 87114 | Albuquerque, NM | 10% | 81% |
| 87111 | Albuquerque, NM | 10% | 100% |
| 87123 | Albuquerque, NM | 8% | 98% |
| 87112 | Albuquerque, NM | 8% | 100% |
| 87109 | Albuquerque, NM | 7% | 100% |
| 87110 | Albuquerque, NM | 7% | 100% |
| 87108 | Albuquerque, NM | 7% | 100% |
| 87106 | Albuquerque, NM | 5% | 100% |
| 87107 | Albuquerque, NM | 4% | 74% |
| 87102 | Albuquerque, NM | 4% | 100% |
| 87105 | Albuquerque, NM | 3% | 27% |
| 87113 | Albuquerque, NM | 2% | 84% |
| 87104 | Albuquerque, NM | 2% | 97% |
| 87122 | Albuquerque, NM | 1% | 41% |
A few homes fall in 87116, 87101, 87124. 87103, 87115, 87119, 87125, 87131, 87153, 87154, 87158, 87176, 87181, 87184, 87185, 87187, 87190, 87191, 87192, 87193, 87194, 87195, 87196, 87197, 87198, 87199 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Albuquerque
Who supplies Albuquerque’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Albuquerque Water System (EPA ID NM3510701). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Albuquerque?
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Albuquerque?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, AT&T, Ezee Fiber, Metronet, Lobo Internet Services (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Albuquerque?
87121 (12%), 87120 (11%), 87114 (10%), 87111 (10%), 87123 (8%), 87112 (8%), 87109 (7%), 87110 (7%), 87108 (7%), 87106 (5%), 87107 (4%), 87102 (4%), 87105 (3%), 87113 (2%), 87104 (2%), 87122 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Albuquerque in?
Albuquerque Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Albuquerque?
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 Bernalillo 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: Albuquerque’s own website (cabq.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.