Living in North Hobbs, NM: what to set up and who to call
North Hobbs has no town government of its own, so Lea County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hobbs Municipal Schools. The closest public drop-off to North Hobbs is North Hobbs Convenience Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Hobbs, 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 North Hobbs.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Hobbs. Its homes paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 a month (its average across New Mexico).
Start or move service: xcelenergy.com · (800) 895-4999
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hobbs Municipal Water Supply
Hobbs Municipal Water Supply supplies North Hobbs: about 22% of residents live in its service area. About 72% 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 40,418 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s lower than 64% 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. NM3521613.
7 home internet providers serve North Hobbs
96% of 2,528 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 63% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 93% | 2,000/2,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/20 |
| Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 47% | 10/1 |
| Bros Broadband | Fixed wireless | 99% | 50/25 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| Uber Wireless LLP | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Hobbs.
North Hobbs Convenience Center
4401 West Business Park Boulevard, Hobbs, NM, 88240
This isn’t North Hobbs’ own facility. Whether North Hobbs residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Hobbs is in Hobbs Municipal Schools.
BSchool gradeSee 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
North Hobbs is unincorporated, so Lea County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
North Hobbs spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where North Hobbs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Hobbs | ZIP’s residents in North Hobbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88242 | Hobbs, NM | 83% | 67% |
| 88240 | Hobbs, NM | 17% | 3% |
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 North Hobbs
Who supplies North Hobbs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hobbs Municipal Water Supply (EPA ID NM3521613). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Hobbs?
Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Hobbs?
Valor Telecommunications of Texas, TDS Telecom, Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative, Bros Broadband, AT&T, Uber Wireless LLP (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Hobbs?
88242 (83%), 88240 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Hobbs in?
Hobbs Municipal Schools.
How do I register to vote in North Hobbs?
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 Lea 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.