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The Tohatchi handbook

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

Tohatchi has no town government of its own, so McKinley County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Chuska Community Boarding School Bia has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 13.1 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Tohatchi, 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 Tohatchi.

Electricity

Power comes from Navajo Tribal Utility Authority

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority), a state utility, serves all of Tohatchi. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $86 a month (its average across New Mexico).

Start or move service: ntua.com · (800) 528-5011

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 Chuska Community Boarding School Bia

Chuska Community Boarding School Bia supplies Tohatchi: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 348 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile13.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 13.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. NN3536003.

Internet

Which providers serve Tohatchi

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Tohatchi, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Tohatchi’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tohatchi.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileTohatchi has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Tohatchi kids go to
PK–5Tohatchi ElementaryGallup-McKinley County Schools
6–8Tohatchi MiddleGallup-McKinley County Schools
9–12Tohatchi HighGallup-McKinley County Schools

Tohatchi is in Gallup-McKinley County 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Tohatchi is unincorporated, so McKinley County is the local government.

Local governmentMcKinley CountyTohatchi is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMcKinley County ClerkElections here are run by McKinley County (county election office). 207 West Hill Ave, Gallup, NM 87301 · (505) 863-6866 · [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

Tohatchi is in ZIP code 87325

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of TohatchiZIP’s residents in Tohatchi
87325Tohatchi, NM100%39%

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 Tohatchi

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

Chuska Community Boarding School Bia (EPA ID NN3536003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 13.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Tohatchi?

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority), a state utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Tohatchi?

87325. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Tohatchi in?

Gallup-McKinley County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Tohatchi?

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 McKinley 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.