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The Barton handbook

Living in Barton, NM: what to set up and who to call

Barton has no town government of its own, so Bernalillo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Moriarty Municipal Schools. Power in Barton comes from Central New Mexico El Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Barton has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Bernalillo County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Barton’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Barton, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Barton.

Electricity

Power comes from Central New Mexico El Coop

Central New Mexico El Coop (Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Barton. Its homes paid an average of 17.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across New Mexico).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Entranosa Water Association

Entranosa Water Association supplies Barton: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 16% 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 8,500 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 20.0 ppb. That’s higher than 56% of similar systems’ latest results.

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. NM3524626.

Internet

Which providers serve Barton

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Barton, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Barton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barton.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBarton has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Barton kids go to
K–5Route 66 ElementaryMoriarty Municipal Schools
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Moriarty Highin Moriarty

Barton is in Moriarty Municipal Schools.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Barton is unincorporated, so Bernalillo County is the local government.

Local governmentBernalillo CountyBarton is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBernalillo County ClerkElections here are run by Bernalillo County (county election office). Most of Barton (67%) votes here; the rest in Santa Fe County (33%). 415 Silver Ave SW, 2nd Floor, Albuquerque, NM 87102 · (505) 468-1291 · [email protected]FVAP, Dec 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Barton spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Barton residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of BartonZIP’s residents in Barton
87015Edgewood, NM52%5%
87059Tijeras, NM48%7%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Barton

Who supplies Barton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Entranosa Water Association (EPA ID NM3524626). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Barton?

Central New Mexico El Coop (Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Barton?

87015 (52%), 87059 (48%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Barton in?

Moriarty Municipal Schools.

How do I register to vote in Barton?

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: 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.