Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY 3.0Living in Kirtland AFB, NM: what to set up and who to call
Kirtland AFB has no town government of its own, so Bernalillo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Albuquerque Public Schools. The closest public drop-off to Kirtland AFB is Montessa Park Convenience Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kirtland AFB, 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 Kirtland AFB.
Power comes from PNM
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kirtland AFB. 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.
Water comes from Albuquerque Water System
Albuquerque Water System supplies Kirtland AFB: about 82% of residents live in its service area. Kirtland Air Force Base serves another 18%. It draws surface water and serves 560,326 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NM3510701.
Which providers serve Kirtland AFB
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Kirtland AFB, 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.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kirtland AFB.
Montessa Park Convenience Center
3512 Los Picaros Road Southeast, Albuquerque, NM, 87106 · run by Albuquerque
This isn’t Kirtland AFB’s own facility. Whether Kirtland AFB residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kirtland AFB is in Albuquerque Public Schools.
C+School 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
Kirtland AFB is unincorporated, so Bernalillo 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.
Kirtland AFB is in ZIP code 87116
ZIP codes where Kirtland AFB residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kirtland AFB | ZIP’s residents in Kirtland AFB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87116 | Albuquerque, NM | 100% | 84% |
87117 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Kirtland AFB
Who supplies Kirtland AFB’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Albuquerque Water System (EPA ID NM3510701). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kirtland AFB?
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Kirtland AFB?
87116. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kirtland AFB in?
Albuquerque Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Kirtland AFB?
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 Bernalillo 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.