Living in Arroyo Hondo, NM: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Sunlit Hills Water System, which supplies Arroyo Hondo. Arroyo Hondo has no town government of its own, so Santa Fe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Santa Fe Public Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Arroyo Hondo, 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 Arroyo Hondo.
Power comes from PNM
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Arroyo Hondo. 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 Sunlit Hills Water System
Sunlit Hills Water System supplies Arroyo Hondo: about 17% of residents live in its service area. About 83% 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 1,018 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, nitrate-nitrite, the latest beginning Jun 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 4 older violations are still open, since 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2016–Dec 2018, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2018: 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. NM3505226.
Which providers serve Arroyo Hondo
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Arroyo Hondo, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Arroyo Hondo.
Siler Recycling Drop-off Center
2950 Agua Fria Street, Santa Fe, NM, 87507 · run by City of Santa Fe
This isn’t Arroyo Hondo’s own facility. Whether Arroyo Hondo residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Arroyo Hondo is in Santa Fe Public 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
Arroyo Hondo is unincorporated, so Santa Fe County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Arroyo Hondo is in ZIP code 87508
ZIP codes where Arroyo Hondo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Arroyo Hondo | ZIP’s residents in Arroyo Hondo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87508 | Santa Fe, NM | 100% | 2% |
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 Arroyo Hondo
Who supplies Arroyo Hondo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sunlit Hills Water System (EPA ID NM3505226). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, nitrate-nitrite. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jan 2016–Dec 2018), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Arroyo Hondo?
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Arroyo Hondo?
87508. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Arroyo Hondo in?
Santa Fe Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Arroyo Hondo?
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 Santa Fe 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): pending.