Living in Peak Place, NM: what to set up and who to call
Peak Place has no town government of its own, so Santa Fe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pojoaque Valley Public Schools. The closest public drop-off to Peak Place is Santa Fe County Tesuque Transfer Station, 0 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Peak Place, 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 Peak Place.
Power comes from PNM
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Peak Place. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $91 a month (its average across New Mexico).
Start or move service: pnmresources.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Tesuque Mobile Home Community water system
The Tesuque Mobile Home Community water system supplies Peak Place: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 400 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 2020–Dec 2022, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 063506193.
7 home internet providers serve Peak Place
100% of 129 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 93% | 100/10 |
| NMSurf | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 98% | 25/6 |
| Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 98% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 0 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Peak Place.
Santa Fe County Tesuque Transfer Station
Tesuque, NM · run by Santa Fe County
This isn’t Peak Place’s own facility. Whether Peak Place 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.
Most of Peak Place (91%) is in Pojoaque Valley Public Schools; parts are in Santa Fe Public Schools (9%).
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
Peak Place is unincorporated, so Santa Fe County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Peak Place is in ZIP code 87506
ZIP codes where Peak Place residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Peak Place | ZIP’s residents in Peak Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87506 | Santa Fe, NM | 100% | 4% |
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 Peak Place
Who supplies Peak Place’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Tesuque Mobile Home Community water system (EPA ID 063506193). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Peak Place?
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Peak Place?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, NMSurf, T-Mobile, Verizon, Internet Services (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Peak Place?
87506. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Peak Place in?
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Santa Fe Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Peak Place?
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 Santa Fe 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.