Living in La Madera, NM: what to set up and who to call
La Madera has no town government of its own, so Sandoval County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bernalillo Public Schools. Power in La Madera comes from Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in La Madera, 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 Madera.
Power comes from Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop
Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop (Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of La Madera.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve La Madera
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in La Madera, 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 Madera’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Madera.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
La Madera is in Bernalillo 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
La Madera is unincorporated, so Sandoval County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
La Madera is in ZIP code 87047
ZIP codes where La Madera residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of La Madera | ZIP’s residents in La Madera |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87047 | Sandia Park, NM | 100% | 13% |
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 Madera
Who provides electricity in La Madera?
Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop (Mora-San Miguel Elec Coop), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in La Madera?
87047. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is La Madera in?
Bernalillo Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in La Madera?
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 Sandoval 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.
- 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.