Living in Sullivan, NM: what to set up and who to call
Power in Sullivan comes from Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Sullivan: the closest is San Juan Regional Medical Center, 17.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sullivan, 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 Sullivan.
Power comes from Jemez Mountains Elec Coop
Jemez Mountains Elec Coop (Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 76.2% of Sullivan residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $90 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 Bloomfield Water Supply System
Bloomfield Water Supply System supplies Sullivan: about 7% of residents live in its service area. About 93% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 9,536 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.4 ppb. That’s higher than 67% 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. NM3510124.
7 home internet providers serve Sullivan
14% of 270 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 84% | 80/10 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 3% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 36% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
| Plains Internet | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sullivan’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sullivan.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sullivan is in Bloomfield Municipal 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
Sullivan is unincorporated, so the 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.
Sullivan is in ZIP code 87413
ZIP codes where Sullivan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sullivan | ZIP’s residents in Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87413 | Bloomfield, NM | 100% | 4% |
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 Sullivan
Who supplies Sullivan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bloomfield Water Supply System (EPA ID NM3510124). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sullivan?
Jemez Mountains Elec Coop (Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sullivan?
CenturyLink, Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Plains Internet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sullivan?
87413. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sullivan in?
Bloomfield Municipal Schools.
How do I register to vote in Sullivan?
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 San Juan 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.