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The Sunland Park handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Camino Real Regional Utility Authority, which supplies Sunland Park, and its latest lead result (5.0 ppb) was higher than 90% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. The closest ER is The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus, 5.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sunland Park, 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 Sunland Park.

Electricity

Power comes from El Paso Electric

El Paso Electric (El Paso Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sunland Park. Its homes paid an average of 10.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $74 a month (its average across New Mexico).

Start or move service: epelectric.com · (800) 592-1634

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 Camino Real Regional Utility Authority

Camino Real Regional Utility Authority supplies almost all of Sunland Park. It draws ground water and serves 19,466 people in all.

25 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×15, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×10, the latest beginning Oct 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2024: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile5.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. NM3502507.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Sunland Park

98% of 5,578 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/35
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber50%100/50
Quantum FiberFiber17%940/940
Chaparral WirelessFixed wireless94%500/100
VerizonFixed wireless65%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless31%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sunland Park’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sunland Park.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Sunland Park or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sunland Park kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Santa Teresa MiddleGadsden Independent Schools
9–12Santa Teresa HighGadsden Independent Schools

Sunland Park is in Gadsden Independent Schools.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sunland Park spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sunland ParkZIP’s residents in Sunland Park
88063Sunland Park, NM68%100%
88008Santa Teresa, NM32%51%

A few homes fall in 79922, 88021.

Area code575Wikidata

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 Sunland Park

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

Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (EPA ID NM3502507). It reported 25 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×15, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×10. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sunland Park?

El Paso Electric (El Paso Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 10.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Sunland Park?

Spectrum, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Chaparral Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sunland Park?

88063 (68%), 88008 (32%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sunland Park in?

Gadsden Independent Schools.

How do I register to vote in Sunland Park?

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 Dona Ana County Bureau of Elections. 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.