Living in Polvadera, NM: what to set up and who to call
Polvadera has no town government of its own, so Socorro County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Socorro Consolidated Schools. The Polvadera Mdwca water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Polvadera, 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 Polvadera.
Power comes from Socorro Electric Coop
Socorro Electric Coop (Socorro Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Polvadera.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Polvadera Mdwca water system
The Polvadera Mdwca water system supplies almost all of Polvadera. It draws ground water and serves 2,470 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.4 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NM3566628.
Which providers serve Polvadera
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Polvadera, 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 Polvadera’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Polvadera.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Polvadera is in Socorro Consolidated Schools.
B−School 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
Polvadera is unincorporated, so Socorro County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Polvadera is in ZIP code 87828
ZIP codes where Polvadera residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Polvadera | ZIP’s residents in Polvadera |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87828 | Polvadera, NM | 100% | 64% |
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 Polvadera
Who supplies Polvadera’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Polvadera Mdwca water system (EPA ID NM3566628). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Polvadera?
Socorro Electric Coop (Socorro Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Polvadera?
87828. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Polvadera in?
Socorro Consolidated Schools.
How do I register to vote in Polvadera?
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 Socorro 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.