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The Gila Hot Springs handbook

Living in Gila Hot Springs, NM: what to set up and who to call

Gila Hot Springs has no town government of its own, so Grant County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Silver City Consolidated Schools. For an emergency, Gila Regional Medical Center is the closest ER, 27.5 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Gila Hot Springs has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Grant County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Gila Hot Springs’ town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Gila Hot Springs, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerPNMinvestor-owned utility · 16.4¢/kWhMore →Internet1 providers80% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Gila Hot Springs’ trash rules yetMore →SchoolSilver City Consolidated SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code88049Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Gila Hot Springs.

Electricity

Power comes from PNM

PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gila Hot Springs. 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.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Gila Hot Springs

80% of 59 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Western New Mexico Telephone CompanyDSL, Fixed wireless97%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Gila Hot Springs’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gila Hot Springs.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileGila Hot Springs has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Gila Hot Springs kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Gila Hot Springs is in Silver City Consolidated 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Gila Hot Springs is unincorporated, so Grant County is the local government.

Local governmentGrant CountyGila Hot Springs is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereGrant County ClerkElections here are run by Grant County (county election office). P.O. Box 1286, Silver City, NM 88062 · (575) 574-0042 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Gila Hot Springs is in ZIP code 88049

ZIP codes where Gila Hot Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Gila Hot SpringsZIP’s residents in Gila Hot Springs
88049Mimbres, NM100%4%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomGila Regional Medical Center27.5 miles awayGet a library cardGila Valley Library411 Highway 211 · (575) 535-4343

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Gila Hot Springs

Who provides electricity in Gila Hot Springs?

PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Gila Hot Springs?

Western New Mexico Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Gila Hot Springs?

88049. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Gila Hot Springs in?

Silver City Consolidated Schools.

How do I register to vote in Gila Hot Springs?

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 Grant 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.