Living in La Joya, NM: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the La Joya Mdwca water system. La Joya has no town government of its own, so Socorro County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Belen Consolidated Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in La Joya, 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 La Joya.
Power comes from Socorro Electric Coop
Socorro Electric Coop (Socorro Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of La Joya.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from La Joya Mdwca water system
The La Joya Mdwca water system supplies almost all of La Joya. It draws ground water and serves 246 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Dec 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2014–Dec 2016, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2016: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. NM3552728.
Which providers serve La Joya
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in La Joya, 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.
We don’t have La Joya’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Joya.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
La Joya is in Belen 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
La Joya is unincorporated, so Socorro County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
La Joya is in ZIP code 87028
ZIP codes where La Joya residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of La Joya | ZIP’s residents in La Joya |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87028 | La Joya, NM | 100% | 71% |
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 La Joya
Who supplies La Joya’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The La Joya Mdwca water system (EPA ID NM3552728). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan 2014–Dec 2016), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in La Joya?
Socorro Electric Coop (Socorro Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in La Joya?
87028. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is La Joya in?
Belen Consolidated Schools.
How do I register to vote in La Joya?
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 Socorro 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.