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The Middle Frisco handbook

Living in Middle Frisco, NM: what to set up and who to call

Middle Frisco has no town government of its own, so Catron County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Reserve Independent Schools. Reserve Water Works has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

Middle Frisco has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Catron County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Middle Frisco’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Middle Frisco.

Electricity

Power comes from Navopache Electric Coop

Navopache Electric Coop (Navopache Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Middle Frisco. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $68 a month (its average across New Mexico).

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Reserve Water Works

Reserve Water Works supplies Middle Frisco: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 601 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile9.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. NM3523402.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Middle Frisco

0% of 35 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Western New Mexico Telephone CompanyDSL100%50/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Middle Frisco’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Middle Frisco.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMiddle Frisco has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Middle Frisco kids go to
PK–6Reserve Elementaryin Reserve
7–12Reserve Highin Reserve

Middle Frisco is in Reserve Independent 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Middle Frisco is unincorporated, so Catron County is the local government.

Local governmentCatron CountyMiddle Frisco is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereCatron County ClerkElections here are run by Catron County (county election office). Catron County Courthouse P.O. Box 197, Reserve, NM 87830 · (575) 533-6400 · [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

Middle Frisco is in ZIP code 87830

ZIP codes where Middle Frisco residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Middle FriscoZIP’s residents in Middle Frisco
87830Reserve, NM100%6%

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.

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

Questions about living in Middle Frisco

Who supplies Middle Frisco’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Reserve Water Works (EPA ID NM3523402). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Middle Frisco?

Navopache Electric Coop (Navopache Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Middle Frisco?

Western New Mexico Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Middle Frisco?

87830. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Middle Frisco in?

Reserve Independent Schools.

How do I register to vote in Middle Frisco?

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 Catron 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.