Bayo Road · Photo: Clyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Los Alamos, NM: what to set up and who to call
Los Alamos has no town government of its own, so Los Alamos County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Los Alamos Public Schools. Los Alamos runs its own electric utility, Los Alamos County; its homes paid 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Los Alamos, 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 Los Alamos.
Power comes from Los Alamos County
Los Alamos County (Los Alamos County - (NM)), a municipal utility, serves all of Los Alamos. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $93 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 Los Alamos Municipal Water System
Los Alamos Municipal Water System supplies almost all of Los Alamos. It draws ground water and serves 25,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. NM3500115.
5 home internet providers serve Los Alamos
99% of 4,574 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 1,200/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 49% | 40/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| NMSurf | Fixed wireless | 85% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Los Alamos.
Los Alamos Eco Center
3701 East Jemez Road, Los Alamos, NM, 87544
This isn’t Los Alamos’ own facility. Whether Los Alamos 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.
Los Alamos is in Los Alamos Public Schools.
A+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
Los Alamos is unincorporated, so Los Alamos County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Los Alamos is in ZIP code 87544
ZIP codes where Los Alamos residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Los Alamos | ZIP’s residents in Los Alamos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87544 | Los Alamos, NM | 100% | 97% |
87545 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 Los Alamos
Who supplies Los Alamos’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Los Alamos Municipal Water System (EPA ID NM3500115). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Los Alamos?
Los Alamos County (Los Alamos County - (NM)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Los Alamos?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Verizon, NMSurf, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Los Alamos?
87544. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Los Alamos in?
Los Alamos Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Los Alamos?
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 Los Alamos 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.