Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0Living in Santa Fe, NM: what to set up and who to call
Santa Fe Water System (City Of) 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. Santa Fe has its own drop-off, Siler Recycling Drop-off Center, on 2950 Agua Fria Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Santa Fe, 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.
Power comes from PNM
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Santa Fe. 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 Santa Fe Water System (City Of)
Santa Fe Water System (City Of) supplies Santa Fe: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Buckman Regional Water Treatment Plant as seller) and serves 90,810 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. 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s lower than 50% 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. NM3505126.
9 home internet providers serve Santa Fe
100% of 34,031 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NMSurf | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 99% | 200/50 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 63% | 100/10 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 3% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 97% | 10/1 |
| Lobo Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 68% | 80/80 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Santa Fe
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Santa Fe, from the town’s own site.
Siler Recycling Drop-off Center
2950 Agua Fria Street, Santa Fe, NM, 87507
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From santafenm.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Santa Fe is in Santa Fe Public Schools.
BSchool gradeSee 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.
Santa Fe spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Santa Fe residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Santa Fe | ZIP’s residents in Santa Fe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87507 | Santa Fe, NM | 48% | 82% |
| 87505 | Santa Fe, NM | 34% | 92% |
| 87501 | Santa Fe, NM | 17% | 97% |
| 87506 | Santa Fe, NM | 1% | 7% |
A few homes fall in 87508. 87502, 87503, 87504, 87509, 87592, 87594 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Santa Fe
Who supplies Santa Fe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Santa Fe Water System (City Of) (EPA ID NM3505126). 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). 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Santa Fe?
PNM (Public Service Co. of New Mexico), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Santa Fe?
NMSurf, Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Internet Services, Lobo Internet Services (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Santa Fe?
87507 (48%), 87505 (34%), 87501 (17%), 87506 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Santa Fe in?
Santa Fe Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Santa Fe?
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: Santa Fe’s own website (santafenm.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.