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The Mount Taylor handbook

Living in Mount Taylor, NM: what to set up and who to call

Mount Taylor 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 Mount Taylor comes from Continental Divide El Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Mount Taylor has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Cibola County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Mount Taylor’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

PowerContinental Divide El Coopcooperative utility · 16.9¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers86% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Mount Taylor’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolGrants-Cibola County SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code87020Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Mount Taylor.

Electricity

Power comes from Continental Divide El Coop

Continental Divide El Coop (Continental Divide El Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mount Taylor. 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.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Mount Taylor

86% of 220 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Red Bolt BroadbandFiber86%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL79%60/5
Ethos BroadbandFixed wireless77%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless66%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Mount Taylor’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mount Taylor.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMount Taylor 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.

Mount Taylor kids go to
K–67 schoolsDepends on your address
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Mount Taylor 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Mount Taylor is unincorporated, so Cibola County is the local government.

Local governmentCibola CountyMount Taylor is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereCibola County ClerkElections here are run by Cibola County (county election office). 700 E. Roosevelt, Ste. 50, Grants, NM 87020 · (505) 285-2535 · [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

Mount Taylor is in ZIP code 87020

ZIP codes where Mount Taylor residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mount TaylorZIP’s residents in Mount Taylor
87020Grants, NM100%4%

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.

Nearest emergency roomCibola General Hospital2.8 miles awayGet a library cardGrants Public Library1101 North First Street · (505) 287-4793

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

Questions about living in Mount Taylor

Who provides electricity in Mount Taylor?

Continental Divide El Coop (Continental Divide El Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Mount Taylor?

Red Bolt Broadband, CenturyLink, Ethos Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Mount Taylor?

87020. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mount Taylor in?

Grants-Cibola County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Mount Taylor?

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.

  • 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.