Living in Timberon, NM: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for the Timberon W and Sd water system. Timberon has no town government of its own, so Otero County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Cloudcroft Municipal Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Timberon, 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 Timberon.
Power comes from Otero County Electric Coop
Otero County Electric Coop (Otero County Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Timberon. Its homes paid an average of 19.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $110 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 Timberon W and Sd water system
The Timberon W and Sd water system supplies almost all of Timberon. It draws ground water and serves 2,698 people in all.
10 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Jan 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 7 older violations are still open, since 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.1 ppb. That’s higher than 84% 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. NM3546419.
Which providers serve Timberon
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Timberon, 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 Timberon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Timberon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Timberon is in Cloudcroft 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
Timberon is unincorporated, so Otero County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Timberon is in ZIP code 88350
ZIP codes where Timberon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Timberon | ZIP’s residents in Timberon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88350 | Timberon, NM | 100% | 99% |
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 Timberon
Who supplies Timberon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Timberon W and Sd water system (EPA ID NM3546419). It reported 10 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Timberon?
Otero County Electric Coop (Otero County Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Timberon?
88350. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Timberon in?
Cloudcroft Municipal Schools.
How do I register to vote in Timberon?
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 Otero 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.