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Reserve Water Works has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Reserve comes from Navopache Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Reserve, 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 Reserve.
Power comes from Navopache Electric Coop
Navopache Electric Coop (Navopache Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Reserve. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $68 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 Reserve Water Works
Reserve Water Works supplies almost all of Reserve. It draws ground water and serves 601 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. NM3523402.
1 home internet providers serve Reserve
56% of 250 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western New Mexico Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Reserve’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Reserve.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Reserve is in Reserve Independent 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Reserve is in ZIP code 87830
ZIP codes where Reserve residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Reserve | ZIP’s residents in Reserve |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87830 | Reserve, NM | 100% | 34% |
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 Reserve
Who supplies Reserve’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Reserve Water Works (EPA ID NM3523402). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Reserve?
Navopache Electric Coop (Navopache Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Reserve?
Western New Mexico Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Reserve?
87830. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Reserve in?
Reserve Independent Schools.
How do I register to vote in Reserve?
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 Catron 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.