Living in Cañada de los Alamos, NM: what to set up and who to call
Cañada de los Alamos 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. For emergencies, Cañada de los Alamos is closest to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, 1.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cañada de los Alamos, 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 Cañada de los Alamos.
Power comes from PNM
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cañada de los Alamos. 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 Canada De Los Alamos Mdwca water system
The Canada De Los Alamos Mdwca water system supplies Cañada de los Alamos: about 32% of residents live in its service area. About 68% 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 68 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 4.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. NM3504026.
Which providers serve Cañada de los Alamos
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Cañada de los Alamos, 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.
We don’t have Cañada de los Alamos’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cañada de los Alamos.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cañada de los Alamos 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
Cañada de los Alamos 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.
Cañada de los Alamos is in ZIP code 87505
ZIP codes where Cañada de los Alamos residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cañada de los Alamos | ZIP’s residents in Cañada de los Alamos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87505 | Santa Fe, NM | 100% | 1% |
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 Cañada de los Alamos
Who supplies Cañada de los Alamos’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Canada De Los Alamos Mdwca water system (EPA ID NM3504026). 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 4.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cañada de los Alamos?
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 Cañada de los Alamos?
87505. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cañada de los Alamos in?
Santa Fe Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Cañada de los Alamos?
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.