Living in Santa Fe Foothills, NM: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Sunlit Hills Water System, which supplies Santa Fe Foothills. Santa Fe Foothills has no town government of its own, so Santa Fe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Santa Fe Public Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Santa Fe Foothills, 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 Santa Fe Foothills.
Power comes from PNM
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Santa Fe Foothills. 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 Sunlit Hills Water System
Sunlit Hills Water System supplies Santa Fe Foothills: about 28% of residents live in its service area. La Vista Homeowners Association serves another 13%. Santa Fe Water System (City Of) serves another 7%. About 58% 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 1,018 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, nitrate-nitrite, the latest beginning Jun 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 4 older violations are still open, since 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2016–Dec 2018, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2018: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. NM3505226.
Which providers serve Santa Fe Foothills
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Santa Fe Foothills, 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 Santa Fe Foothills’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Santa Fe Foothills.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Santa Fe Foothills is in Santa Fe Public 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
Santa Fe Foothills is unincorporated, so Santa Fe 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.
Santa Fe Foothills is in ZIP code 87505
ZIP codes where Santa Fe Foothills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Santa Fe Foothills | ZIP’s residents in Santa Fe Foothills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87505 | Santa Fe, NM | 100% | 3% |
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 Santa Fe Foothills
Who supplies Santa Fe Foothills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sunlit Hills Water System (EPA ID NM3505226). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, nitrate-nitrite. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jan 2016–Dec 2018), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Santa Fe Foothills?
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 Santa Fe Foothills?
87505. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Santa Fe Foothills in?
Santa Fe Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Santa Fe Foothills?
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 Santa Fe 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.