Living in San Acacia, NM: what to set up and who to call
San Acacia has no town government of its own, so Socorro County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Socorro Consolidated Schools. Tap water in San Acacia comes from the San Acacia 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 below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in San Acacia, 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 San Acacia.
Power comes from Socorro Electric Coop
Socorro Electric Coop (Socorro Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of San Acacia.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from San Acacia Mdwca water system
The San Acacia Mdwca water system supplies almost all of San Acacia. It draws ground water and serves 284 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–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NM3523628.
Which providers serve San Acacia
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in San Acacia, 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 San Acacia’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in San Acacia.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
San Acacia is in Socorro 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
San Acacia 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.
San Acacia is in ZIP code 87831
ZIP codes where San Acacia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of San Acacia | ZIP’s residents in San Acacia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87831 | San Acacia, NM | 100% | 21% |
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 San Acacia
Who supplies San Acacia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The San Acacia Mdwca water system (EPA ID NM3523628). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in San Acacia?
Socorro Electric Coop (Socorro Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in San Acacia?
87831. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is San Acacia in?
Socorro Consolidated Schools.
How do I register to vote in San Acacia?
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.