Photo: John Karl Hillers · Public domainLiving in Zia Pueblo, NM: what to set up and who to call
The Zia Pueblo water system reported 7 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: arsenic ×7. 78% of systems its size reported none. Zia Pueblo has no town government of its own, so Sandoval County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Jemez Valley Public Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Zia Pueblo, 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 Zia Pueblo.
Power comes from Jemez Mountains Elec Coop
Jemez Mountains Elec Coop (Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Zia Pueblo. Its homes paid an average of 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $90 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 Zia Pueblo water system
The Zia Pueblo water system supplies Zia Pueblo: about 22% of residents live in its service area. About 78% 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 775 people in all.
7 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×7, the latest beginning Oct 2025. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 58% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 063500123.
Which providers serve Zia Pueblo
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Zia Pueblo, 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 Zia Pueblo’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Zia Pueblo.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Zia Pueblo is in Jemez Valley Public 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
Zia Pueblo is unincorporated, so Sandoval County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Zia Pueblo is in ZIP code 87053
ZIP codes where Zia Pueblo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Zia Pueblo | ZIP’s residents in Zia Pueblo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87053 | San Ysidro, NM | 100% | 79% |
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 Zia Pueblo
Who supplies Zia Pueblo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Zia Pueblo water system (EPA ID 063500123). It reported 7 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×7. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Zia Pueblo?
Jemez Mountains Elec Coop (Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Zia Pueblo?
87053. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Zia Pueblo in?
Jemez Valley Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Zia Pueblo?
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 Sandoval 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.