Living in Las Tusas, NM: what to set up and who to call
Las Tusas has no town government of its own, so Cibola County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Grants-Cibola County Schools. Power in Las Tusas comes from Continental Divide El Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Las Tusas, 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 Las Tusas.
Power comes from Continental Divide El Coop
Continental Divide El Coop (Continental Divide El Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Las Tusas. Its homes paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $100 a month (its average across New Mexico).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bluewater Acres Wua
Bluewater Acres Wua supplies almost all of Las Tusas. It draws ground water and serves 331 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. NM3510333.
Which providers serve Las Tusas
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Las Tusas, 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 Las Tusas’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Las Tusas.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Las Tusas is in Grants-Cibola County 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
Las Tusas is unincorporated, so Cibola 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.
Las Tusas is in ZIP code 87323
ZIP codes where Las Tusas residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Las Tusas | ZIP’s residents in Las Tusas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87323 | Thoreau, NM | 100% | 6% |
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 Las Tusas
Who supplies Las Tusas’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bluewater Acres Wua (EPA ID NM3510333). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Las Tusas?
Continental Divide El Coop (Continental Divide El Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Las Tusas?
87323. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Las Tusas in?
Grants-Cibola County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Las Tusas?
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 Cibola 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.