Living in Orogrande, NM: what to set up and who to call
Orogrande has no town government of its own, so Otero County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Alamogordo Public Schools. Power in Orogrande comes from Otero County Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Orogrande, 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 Orogrande.
Power comes from Otero County Electric Coop
Otero County Electric Coop (Otero County Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Orogrande. Its homes paid an average of 19.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $110 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 Orogrande Mdwca water system
The Orogrande Mdwca water system supplies almost all of Orogrande. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Lake Section Water Company as seller) and serves 110 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 2017–Dec 2019, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2019: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. NM3513919.
Which providers serve Orogrande
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Orogrande, 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.
We don’t have Orogrande’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Orogrande.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Orogrande is in Alamogordo 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Orogrande is unincorporated, so Otero County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Orogrande is in ZIP code 88342
ZIP codes where Orogrande residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Orogrande | ZIP’s residents in Orogrande |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88342 | Orogrande, NM | 100% | 100% |
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 Orogrande
Who supplies Orogrande’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Orogrande Mdwca water system (EPA ID NM3513919). 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 3.4 ppb (Jan 2017–Dec 2019), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Orogrande?
Otero County Electric Coop (Otero County Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Orogrande?
88342. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Orogrande in?
Alamogordo Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Orogrande?
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 Otero 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.