Photo: A person of sorts · CC BY 4.0Living in Mountainair, NM: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Mountainair Water System. Power in Mountainair comes from Central New Mexico El Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mountainair, 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 Mountainair.
Power comes from Central New Mexico El Coop
Central New Mexico El Coop (Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mountainair. Its homes paid an average of 17.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 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 Mountainair Water System
Mountainair Water System supplies almost all of Mountainair. It draws ground water and serves 1,505 people in all.
6 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×5, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Mar 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 3 older violations are still open, since 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 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. NM3524330.
Which providers serve Mountainair
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Mountainair, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
Trash and recycling in Mountainair
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mountainair, from the town’s own site.
Mountainair Transfer Station
3.5 miles south of Mountainair on Highway 60
- Wed7 am–3 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
From mountainairnm.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mountainair is in Mountainair Public 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Mountainair is in ZIP code 87036
ZIP codes where Mountainair residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mountainair | ZIP’s residents in Mountainair |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87036 | Mountainair, NM | 100% | 51% |
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 Mountainair
Who supplies Mountainair’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mountainair Water System (EPA ID NM3524330). It reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×5, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mountainair?
Central New Mexico El Coop (Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Mountainair?
87036. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mountainair in?
Mountainair Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Mountainair?
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 Torrance 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: Mountainair’s own website (mountainairnm.gov), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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): pending.