Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Torreon, NM: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for the Torreon Mdwca water system. Torreon has no town government of its own, so Torrance County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Estancia Municipal Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Torreon, 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 Torreon.
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 Torreon. 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.
Water comes from Torreon Mdwca water system
The Torreon Mdwca water system supplies almost all of Torreon. It draws ground water and serves 250 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Feb 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2025: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. NM3524630.
Which providers serve Torreon
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Torreon, 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 Torreon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Torreon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Torreon is in Estancia 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
Torreon is unincorporated, so Torrance County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Torreon spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Torreon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Torreon | ZIP’s residents in Torreon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87061 | Torreon, NM | 78% | 44% |
| 87016 | Estancia, NM | 22% | 1% |
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 Torreon
Who supplies Torreon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Torreon Mdwca water system (EPA ID NM3524630). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Torreon?
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 ZIP codes are in Torreon?
87061 (78%), 87016 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Torreon in?
Estancia Municipal Schools.
How do I register to vote in Torreon?
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 Torrance 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.