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The Jacona handbook

Living in Jacona, NM: what to set up and who to call

The latest lead test reported by the Cielo Lindo water system, which supplies Jacona, came in at 45.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2023), above the 15 ppb action level. Jacona has no town government of its own, so Santa Fe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pojoaque Valley Public Schools.

Jacona has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Jacona’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Jacona.

Electricity

Power comes from Jemez Mountains Elec Coop

Jemez Mountains Elec Coop (Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Jacona. Its homes paid an average of 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $90 a month (its average across New Mexico).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Cielo Lindo water system

The Cielo Lindo water system supplies Jacona: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 94% 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 38 people in all.

3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile45.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2023, was 45.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. NM3573126.

Internet

Which providers serve Jacona

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Jacona, 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.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jacona.

Nearest public drop-off · 0.6 mi from the center of Jacona

Jacona Transfer Station

1696 NM 502, Pojoaque, NM, 87506 · run by Santa Fe County

This isn’t Jacona’s own facility. Whether Jacona residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Jacona kids go to
PK–3Pablo Roybal Elementaryin Santa Fe
7–8Pojoaque Middlein Santa Fe
9–12Pojoaque Highin Santa Fe

Jacona is in Pojoaque Valley 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Jacona is unincorporated, so Santa Fe County is the local government.

Local governmentSanta Fe CountyJacona is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSanta Fe County ClerkElections here are run by Santa Fe County (county election office). P.O. Box 1985, Santa Fe, NM 87501 · (505) 986-6280 · [email protected]FVAP, Dec 2025
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Jacona is in ZIP code 87506

ZIP codes where Jacona residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of JaconaZIP’s residents in Jacona
87506Santa Fe, NM100%3%

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.

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

Questions about living in Jacona

Who supplies Jacona’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Cielo Lindo water system (EPA ID NM3573126). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 45.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Jacona?

Jemez Mountains Elec Coop (Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Jacona?

87506. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Jacona in?

Pojoaque Valley Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Jacona?

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): pending.