Living in Crouch Mesa, NM: what to set up and who to call
Crouch Mesa has no town government of its own, so San Juan County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Farmington Municipal Schools. Tap water in most of Crouch Mesa comes from Morningstar Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.6 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Crouch Mesa, 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 Crouch Mesa.
Power comes from Jemez Mountains Elec Coop
Jemez Mountains Elec Coop (Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 99.0% of Crouch Mesa residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $90 a month (its average across New Mexico).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Morningstar Water System
Morningstar Water System supplies Crouch Mesa: about 85% of residents live in its service area. Southside Mutual Domestic Water serves another 15%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Farmington Water System as seller) and serves 5,694 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 62% 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. NM3510524.
8 home internet providers serve Crouch Mesa
98% of 1,743 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 94% | 1,200/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 51% | 100/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 61% | 25/3 |
| Ethos Broadband | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Crouch Mesa.
Lee Acres Dump Station
· run by San Juan County Public Works
This isn’t Crouch Mesa’s own facility. Whether Crouch Mesa 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.
Most of Crouch Mesa (81%) is in Farmington Municipal Schools; parts are in Aztec Municipal Schools (19%).
BSchool gradeSee 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
Crouch Mesa is unincorporated, so San Juan County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Crouch Mesa spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Crouch Mesa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Crouch Mesa | ZIP’s residents in Crouch Mesa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87401 | Farmington, NM | 66% | 8% |
| 87410 | Aztec, NM | 34% | 11% |
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 Crouch Mesa
Who supplies Crouch Mesa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Morningstar Water System (EPA ID NM3510524). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Crouch Mesa?
Jemez Mountains Elec Coop (Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Crouch Mesa?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Verizon, AT&T, Ethos Broadband, Visionary Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Crouch Mesa?
87401 (66%), 87410 (34%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Crouch Mesa in?
Farmington Municipal Schools. Parts of the city are in Aztec Municipal Schools.
How do I register to vote in Crouch Mesa?
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 San Juan 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.