Living in Mimbres, NM: what to set up and who to call
Mimbres has no town government of its own, so Grant County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Cobre Consolidated Schools. The Freeport Mcmoran Chino Mines water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.0 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mimbres, 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 Mimbres.
Power comes from PNM
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mimbres. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $91 a month (its average across New Mexico).
Start or move service: pnmresources.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Freeport Mcmoran Chino Mines water system
The Freeport Mcmoran Chino Mines water system supplies Mimbres: about 24% of residents live in its service area. Casas Adobes Mdwca serves another 7%. About 68% 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 1,050 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NM3522409.
2 home internet providers serve Mimbres
50% of 271 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western New Mexico Telephone Company | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 99% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 19% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mimbres’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mimbres.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mimbres is in Cobre Consolidated 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
Mimbres is unincorporated, so Grant County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Mimbres spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mimbres residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mimbres | ZIP’s residents in Mimbres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88049 | Mimbres, NM | 89% | 36% |
| 88041 | Hanover, NM | 11% | 5% |
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 Mimbres
Who supplies Mimbres’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Freeport Mcmoran Chino Mines water system (EPA ID NM3522409). 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 6.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mimbres?
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mimbres?
Western New Mexico Telephone Company, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mimbres?
88049 (89%), 88041 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mimbres in?
Cobre Consolidated Schools.
How do I register to vote in Mimbres?
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 Grant 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.