Living in Ponderosa Pine, NM: what to set up and who to call
Tranquillo Pines Water Users Coop reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: fluoride ×14. 78% of systems its size reported none. Ponderosa Pine has no town government of its own, so Bernalillo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Albuquerque Public Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ponderosa Pine, 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 Ponderosa Pine.
Power comes from Central New Mexico El Coop
Central New Mexico El Coop (Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ponderosa Pine. Its homes paid an average of 17.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 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 Tranquillo Pines Water Users Coop
Tranquillo Pines Water Users Coop supplies Ponderosa Pine: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 814 people in all.
14 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: fluoride ×14, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.2 ppb. That’s higher than 85% 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. NM3561101.
Which providers serve Ponderosa Pine
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Ponderosa Pine, 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 Ponderosa Pine’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ponderosa Pine.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ponderosa Pine is in Albuquerque Public Schools.
C+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
Ponderosa Pine is unincorporated, so Bernalillo 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.
Ponderosa Pine is in ZIP code 87059
ZIP codes where Ponderosa Pine residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ponderosa Pine | ZIP’s residents in Ponderosa Pine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87059 | Tijeras, NM | 100% | 12% |
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 Ponderosa Pine
Who supplies Ponderosa Pine’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tranquillo Pines Water Users Coop (EPA ID NM3561101). It reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: fluoride ×14. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ponderosa Pine?
Central New Mexico El Coop (Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Ponderosa Pine?
87059. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ponderosa Pine in?
Albuquerque Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Ponderosa Pine?
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 Bernalillo 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.