Photo: jaygannett from La Veta, CO, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Mosquero, NM: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Mosquero comes from Mosquero Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Mosquero comes from Springer Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mosquero, 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 Mosquero.
Power comes from Springer Electric Coop
Springer Electric Coop (Springer Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mosquero. Its homes paid an average of 22.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $108 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 Mosquero Water System
Mosquero Water System supplies almost all of Mosquero. It draws ground water and serves 260 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NM3526811.
3 home internet providers serve Mosquero
100% of 125 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENMR Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mosquero’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mosquero.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Mosquero (74%) is in Mosquero Municipal Schools; parts are in West Las Vegas Public Schools (26%).
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Mosquero is in ZIP code 87733
ZIP codes where Mosquero residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mosquero | ZIP’s residents in Mosquero |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87733 | Mosquero, NM | 100% | 71% |
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.
Questions about living in Mosquero
Who supplies Mosquero’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mosquero Water System (EPA ID NM3526811). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mosquero?
Springer Electric Coop (Springer Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 22.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mosquero?
ENMR Telephone Cooperative, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mosquero?
87733. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mosquero in?
Mosquero Municipal Schools. Parts of the city are in West Las Vegas Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Mosquero?
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 Harding 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.