Living in Crystal, NM: what to set up and who to call
Crystal has no town government of its own, so McKinley County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Central Consolidated Schools. Crystal Community Boarding School Bia has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.2 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Crystal, 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 Crystal.
Power comes from Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority), a state utility, serves all of Crystal. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $86 a month (its average across New Mexico).
Start or move service: ntua.com · (800) 528-5011
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Crystal Community Boarding School Bia
Crystal Community Boarding School Bia supplies Crystal: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 248 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 6.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. NN3536005.
Which providers serve Crystal
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Crystal, 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 Crystal’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Crystal.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Crystal (96%) is in Central Consolidated Schools; parts are in Gallup-McKinley County Schools (4%).
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
Crystal is unincorporated, so McKinley 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.
Crystal is in ZIP code 87328
ZIP codes where Crystal residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Crystal | ZIP’s residents in Crystal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87328 | Navajo, NM | 100% | 10% |
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 Crystal
Who supplies Crystal’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Crystal Community Boarding School Bia (EPA ID NN3536005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Crystal?
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority), a state utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Crystal?
87328. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Crystal in?
Central Consolidated Schools. Parts of the city are in Gallup-McKinley County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Crystal?
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): pending.