Photo: BAlvarius · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hachita, NM: what to set up and who to call
The Hachita Mdwca water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. Hachita has no town government of its own, so Grant County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Silver City Consolidated Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hachita, 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 Hachita.
Power comes from Columbus Electric Coop
Columbus Electric Coop (Columbus Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hachita.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hachita Mdwca water system
The Hachita Mdwca water system supplies almost all of Hachita. It draws ground water and serves 92 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2023. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.9 ppb. That’s lower than 52% 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. NM3501309.
1 home internet providers serve Hachita
0% of 61 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Telecom Group | DSL | 100% | 60/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hachita’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hachita.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hachita 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Hachita is unincorporated, so Grant County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Hachita is in ZIP code 88040
ZIP codes where Hachita residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hachita | ZIP’s residents in Hachita |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88040 | Hachita, NM | 100% | 54% |
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 Hachita
Who supplies Hachita’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hachita Mdwca water system (EPA ID NM3501309). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hachita?
Columbus Electric Coop (Columbus Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Hachita?
Valley Telecom Group (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hachita?
88040. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hachita in?
Silver City Consolidated Schools.
How do I register to vote in Hachita?
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.
- 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.