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The Navajo Dam handbook

Living in Navajo Dam, NM: what to set up and who to call

Navajo Dam Domestic Water Consumers Inc reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 78% of systems its size reported none. Navajo Dam has no town government of its own, so San Juan County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bloomfield Municipal Schools.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Navajo Dam, 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 Navajo Dam.

Electricity

Power comes from Jemez Mountains Elec Coop

Jemez Mountains Elec Coop (Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Navajo Dam. Its homes paid an average of 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $90 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 Navajo Dam Domestic Water Consumers Inc

Navajo Dam Domestic Water Consumers Inc supplies Navajo Dam: about 73% of residents live in its service area. About 25% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 545 people in all.

5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5, the latest beginning Jan 2023. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile10.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. NM3536724.

Internet

Which providers serve Navajo Dam

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Navajo Dam, 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 & recycling

We don’t have Navajo Dam’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Navajo Dam.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileNavajo Dam 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.

Navajo Dam kids go to
PK–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Navajo Dam (61%) is in Bloomfield Municipal Schools; parts are in Aztec Municipal Schools (39%).

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

Navajo Dam is unincorporated, so San Juan County is the local government.

Local governmentSan Juan CountyNavajo Dam is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSan Juan County ClerkElections here are run by San Juan County (county election office). P.O. Box 550, Aztec, NM 87410 · (505) 334-9471 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2019
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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Navajo Dam spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Navajo Dam residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Navajo DamZIP’s residents in Navajo Dam
87419Navajo Dam, NM87%74%
87412Blanco, NM13%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.

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

Questions about living in Navajo Dam

Who supplies Navajo Dam’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Navajo Dam Domestic Water Consumers Inc (EPA ID NM3536724). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 10.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Navajo Dam?

Jemez Mountains Elec Coop (Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Navajo Dam?

87419 (87%), 87412 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Navajo Dam in?

Bloomfield Municipal Schools. Parts of the city are in Aztec Municipal Schools.

How do I register to vote in Navajo Dam?

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 San Juan 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): pending.