Photo: Carptrash · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Glorieta, NM: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for the Greater Glorieta Regional Mdc water system. Glorieta has no town government of its own, so Santa Fe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Santa Fe Public Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Glorieta, 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 Glorieta.
Power comes from Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop
Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop (Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 83.4% of Glorieta residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Greater Glorieta Regional Mdc water system
The Greater Glorieta Regional Mdc water system supplies Glorieta: about 58% of residents live in its service area. Glorieta Camps serves another 30%. About 13% 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 153 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, the latest beginning Mar 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 4 older violations are still open, since 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.0 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. NM3504526.
5 home internet providers serve Glorieta
72% of 279 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 54% | 40/3 |
| Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 99% | 10/1 |
| Ethos Broadband | Fixed wireless | 75% | 400/80 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| NMSurf | Fixed wireless | 18% | 200/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Glorieta’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Glorieta.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Glorieta is in Santa Fe Public 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Glorieta is unincorporated, so Santa Fe 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.
Glorieta is in ZIP code 87535
ZIP codes where Glorieta residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Glorieta | ZIP’s residents in Glorieta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87535 | Glorieta, 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 Glorieta
Who supplies Glorieta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Greater Glorieta Regional Mdc water system (EPA ID NM3504526). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Glorieta?
Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop (Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Glorieta?
CenturyLink, Internet Services, Ethos Broadband, Verizon, NMSurf (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Glorieta?
87535. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Glorieta in?
Santa Fe Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Glorieta?
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 Santa Fe 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.