Living in Gamerco, NM: what to set up and who to call
Gamerco has no town government of its own, so McKinley County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Gamerco Water & Sanitation has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.3 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gamerco, 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 Gamerco.
Power comes from Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority), a state utility, serves all of Gamerco. 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 Gamerco Water & Sanitation
Gamerco Water & Sanitation supplies almost all of Gamerco. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Gallup Water System as seller) and serves 1,744 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 8.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. NM3508517.
6 home internet providers serve Gamerco
100% of 433 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 78% | 60/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| Ethos Broadband | Fixed wireless | 45% | 400/80 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 29% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gamerco’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gamerco.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gamerco is in Gallup-McKinley County Schools.
CSchool 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
Gamerco is unincorporated, so McKinley 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.
Gamerco is in ZIP code 87317
ZIP codes where Gamerco residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gamerco | ZIP’s residents in Gamerco |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87317 | Gamerco, NM | 99% | 84% |
A few homes fall in 87301.
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 Gamerco
Who supplies Gamerco’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Gamerco Water & Sanitation (EPA ID NM3508517). 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 8.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gamerco?
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority), a state utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gamerco?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Verizon, Ethos Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gamerco?
87317. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gamerco in?
Gallup-McKinley County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Gamerco?
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 McKinley 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.