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The Las Maravillas handbook

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

Las Maravillas has no town government of its own, so Valencia County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Los Lunas Public Schools. Power in Las Maravillas comes from Socorro Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Las Maravillas has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Valencia County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Las Maravillas’ town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

PowerSocorro Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offUniversal Waste Systems Inc., 4 miMore →SchoolLos Lunas Public SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code87031Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Las Maravillas.

Electricity

Power comes from Socorro Electric Coop

Socorro Electric Coop (Socorro Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Las Maravillas.

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

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Las Maravillas

100% of 628 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
CenturyLinkDSL46%140/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Las Maravillas.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.6 mi from the center of Las Maravillas

Universal Waste Systems Inc.

This isn’t Las Maravillas’ own facility. Whether Las Maravillas 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.

Las Maravillas kids go to
PK–6Desert View ElementaryLos Lunas Public Schools
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Las Maravillas (85%) is in Los Lunas Public Schools; parts are in Belen Consolidated Schools (15%).

B−School gradeSee 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

Las Maravillas is unincorporated, so Valencia County is the local government.

Local governmentValencia CountyLas Maravillas is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereValencia County ClerkElections here are run by Valencia County (county election office). P.O. Box 969, Los Lunas, NM 87031-9900 · (505) 866-2080 · [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

Las Maravillas is in ZIP code 87031

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Las MaravillasZIP’s residents in Las Maravillas
87031Los Lunas, NM100%4%

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.

Nearest emergency roomPresbyterian Hospital24.1 miles awayGet a library cardLos Lunas Public Library460 Main St. NE · (505) 839-3850

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

Questions about living in Las Maravillas

Who provides electricity in Las Maravillas?

Socorro Electric Coop (Socorro Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Las Maravillas?

Xfinity, CenturyLink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Las Maravillas?

87031. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Las Maravillas in?

Los Lunas Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Belen Consolidated Schools.

How do I register to vote in Las Maravillas?

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 Valencia 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.