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The Sedillo handbook

Living in Sedillo, NM: what to set up and who to call

Sedillo has no town government of its own, so Bernalillo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Albuquerque Public Schools. Power in Sedillo comes from Central New Mexico El Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Sedillo has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Bernalillo County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Sedillo’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sedillo, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Sedillo.

Electricity

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 Sedillo. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Entranosa Water Association

Entranosa Water Association supplies almost all of Sedillo. It draws ground water and serves 8,500 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 20.0 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. NM3524626.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Sedillo

94% of 338 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CenturyLinkDSL67%100/10
XfinityCable12%1,200/35
Lobo Internet ServicesFixed wireless99%80/80
Internet ServicesFixed wireless99%10/1
NMSurfFixed wireless91%200/50
VerizonFixed wireless87%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sedillo.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.3 mi from the center of Sedillo

East Mountain Transfer Station

711 NM 333, Tijeras, NM, 87059

This isn’t Sedillo’s own facility. Whether Sedillo residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sedillo kids go to
PK–593 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–835 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1217 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Sedillo (59%) is in Albuquerque Public Schools; parts are in Moriarty Municipal Schools (41%).

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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Sedillo is unincorporated, so Bernalillo County is the local government.

Local governmentBernalillo CountySedillo is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBernalillo County ClerkElections here are run by Bernalillo County (county election office). 415 Silver Ave SW, 2nd Floor, Albuquerque, NM 87102 · (505) 468-1291 · [email protected]FVAP, Dec 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sedillo is in ZIP code 87059

ZIP codes where Sedillo residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of SedilloZIP’s residents in Sedillo
87059Tijeras, NM100%7%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Sedillo

Who supplies Sedillo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Entranosa Water Association (EPA ID NM3524626). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sedillo?

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 internet providers serve Sedillo?

CenturyLink, Xfinity, Lobo Internet Services, Internet Services, NMSurf, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sedillo?

87059. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sedillo in?

Albuquerque Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Moriarty Municipal Schools.

How do I register to vote in Sedillo?

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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.