Living in Pinos Altos, NM: what to set up and who to call
Pinos Altos has no town government of its own, so Grant County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Silver City Consolidated Schools. Tap water in Pinos Altos comes from the Pinos Altos Mdwca water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.4 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pinos Altos, 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 Pinos Altos.
Power comes from PNM
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pinos Altos. 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 Pinos Altos Mdwca water system
The Pinos Altos Mdwca water system supplies almost all of Pinos Altos. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Silver City Water System as seller) and serves 348 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 56% 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. NM3510609.
Which providers serve Pinos Altos
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Pinos Altos, 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 Pinos Altos’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pinos Altos.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pinos Altos is in Silver City Consolidated 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
Pinos Altos is unincorporated, so Grant County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Pinos Altos is in ZIP code 88053
ZIP codes where Pinos Altos residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pinos Altos | ZIP’s residents in Pinos Altos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88053 | Pinos Altos, NM | 100% | 84% |
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 Pinos Altos
Who supplies Pinos Altos’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pinos Altos Mdwca water system (EPA ID NM3510609). 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 0.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pinos Altos?
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Pinos Altos?
88053. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pinos Altos in?
Silver City Consolidated Schools.
How do I register to vote in Pinos Altos?
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 Grant 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.