Living in Cotton City, NM: what to set up and who to call
Cotton City has no town government of its own, so Hidalgo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Animas Public Schools. Power in Cotton City comes from Columbus Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cotton City, 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 Cotton City.
Power comes from Columbus Electric Coop
Columbus Electric Coop (Columbus Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Cotton City.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Cotton City
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Cotton City, 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.
Cotton City has its own drop-off: Cotton City Collection Station
Where to take trash and recycling in Cotton City, and where the rules are.
Cotton City Collection Station
56 Transfer Station Road, Animas, NM, 88020
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Feb 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Cotton City (62%) is in Animas Public Schools; parts are in Lordsburg Municipal Schools (38%).
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
Cotton City is unincorporated, so Hidalgo County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Cotton City is in ZIP code 88020
ZIP codes where Cotton City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cotton City | ZIP’s residents in Cotton City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88020 | Animas, NM | 100% | 38% |
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 Cotton City
Who provides electricity in Cotton City?
Columbus Electric Coop (Columbus Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Cotton City?
88020. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cotton City in?
Animas Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Lordsburg Municipal Schools.
How do I register to vote in Cotton City?
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 Hidalgo 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.
- 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.