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The Veguita handbook

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

Veguita has no town government of its own, so Socorro County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Belen Consolidated Schools. Power in Veguita comes from Socorro Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Veguita has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Socorro County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Veguita’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Veguita, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerSocorro Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve VeguitaData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Veguita’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolBelen Consolidated SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code87062Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Veguita.

Electricity

Power comes from Socorro Electric Coop

Socorro Electric Coop (Socorro Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Veguita.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Veguita

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Veguita, 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 Veguita’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Veguita.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileVeguita 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.

Veguita kids go to
PK–65 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Belen Middlein Belen
9–12Belen Highin Belen

Veguita is in Belen Consolidated 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

Veguita is unincorporated, so Socorro County is the local government.

Local governmentSocorro CountyVeguita is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSocorro County ClerkElections here are run by Socorro County (county election office). P. O. Box I, Socorro, NM 87801 · (575) 835-0423FVAP, Aug 2019
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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Veguita is in ZIP code 87062

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of VeguitaZIP’s residents in Veguita
87062Veguita, NM100%13%

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.

Nearest emergency roomSocorro General Hospital33.6 miles awayGet a library cardBelen Public Library333 Becker Avenue · (505) 966-2600

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Veguita

Who provides electricity in Veguita?

Socorro Electric Coop (Socorro Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Veguita?

87062. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Veguita in?

Belen Consolidated Schools.

How do I register to vote in Veguita?

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 Socorro 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.

  • 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.