Phone numbers to know in Grant County
From the Silver City Gospel Mission, 111 S. Texas St., Silver City · 575-388-5071 · help.silvercitygospelmission.org · printed 10/28/2026 · 161 numbers · Emergency: 911 · Non-emergency (police, sheriff, fire, animal control, after-hours water): Central Dispatch 575-388-8840 · Crisis: call or text 988. Lines marked "check" are not yet confirmed: call to make sure.
911 Emergency, danger now
988 Suicide and crisis, call or text 24/7
Emergency and public safety
Emergency: police, fire, ambulance · 911 (Grant County Regional Dispatch) · 24/7911
Police non-emergency / office · City of Bayard Police Department · Office Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm575-537-3312
Juvenile probation and parole officer · CYFD Juvenile Justice Services - Grant County juvenile probation575-538-2061
Detention administrator (mail, money, commissary/bond questions) · Grant County Detention Center · Business hours (call)575-388-1265
Detention center main line (inmate info) · Grant County Detention Center · 24/7 facility575-534-3803
Visitation schedule · Grant County Detention Center · Visits Sat-Sun 8:00am-3:30pm575-534-3803
County fire management officer (volunteer fire districts, wildfire) · Grant County Fire Management · Business hours (call)575-574-0035
Non-emergency dispatch (police, sheriff, fire) · Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority · 24/7575-388-8840
Civil process / court papers and warrants questions · Grant County Sheriff's Office · Business hours, Mon-Fri (call)575-574-0100
Sex offender registration (including registrants without a fixed address) · Grant County Sheriff's Office(575) 574-0100
Sheriff main office (non-emergency business line) · Grant County Sheriff's Office · Business hours, Mon-Fri (call)575-574-0100
State Police district headquarters · New Mexico State Police - District 12 (Deming)575-546-8548
State Police Silver City office · New Mexico State Police - Silver City office (District 12) · Office hours vary (call)575-388-3977
Adult probation and parole office · NM Corrections Department - Probation and Parole, Silver City District Office 6A · Business hours, Mon-Fri (call)575-388-7312
Fire department non-emergency · Silver City Fire Department · Business hours (call)575-538-2591
Wildfire dispatch / report a wildland fire · Silver City Interagency Dispatch Center (Gila National Forest / BLM / NM Forestry) · Staffed during fire operations (call)575-538-5371
Non-emergency line (via Central Dispatch) · Silver City Police Department · 24/7575-388-8840
Police department office (admin / chief) · Silver City Police Department · Business hours, Mon-Fri (call)575-538-3723
Police records (reports) · Silver City Police Department · Business hours, Mon-Fri (call)575-956-1245
Victim advocate (Victim/Witness Assistance Program) · Sixth Judicial District Attorney - Grant County · Weekdays (call)575-388-1941
Police and animal control · Town of Hurley Police Department · Office Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm575-537-3220
Police non-emergency (Village Hall menu option 8) · Village of Santa Clara Police Department · Village Hall Mon-Fri 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-4:30pm575-537-2443
Hotlines (24/7)
988 crisis call/text/chat · 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline · 24/7988
Agora helpline (emotional support) · Agora Crisis Center (UNM) · 6:00am-midnight daily (volunteer availability)505-277-3013
El Refugio 24-hour crisis hotline (local DV shelter) · El Refugio · 24/7575-538-2125
El Refugio toll-free crisis line · El Refugio · 24/7888-538-2125
DV hotline (1-800-799-SAFE) · National Domestic Violence Hotline · 24/7800-799-7233
Runaway and homeless youth line (1-800-RUNAWAY) · National Runaway Safeline · 24/7800-786-2929
Teen dating abuse helpline · National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (love is respect)866-331-9474
NM crisis line (1-855-NMCRISIS) · New Mexico Crisis and Access Line (NMCAL) · 24/7855-662-7474
Elder/vulnerable adult abuse report line · NM Adult Protective Services866-654-3219
Child abuse hotline (#SAFE) · NM CYFD Statewide Central Intake · 24/7855-333-7233
Statewide sexual assault helpline (call/text/chat) · NM Sexual Assault Helpline (NMCSAP)844-667-2457
Peer warmline (call or text) · NMCAL Peer-to-Peer Warmline · Phone daily 3:00-11:30pm MT; text daily 6-11pm MT855-466-7100
Sexual assault crisis line (Silver City) · Silver Regional Sexual Assault Support Services (SRSASS)866-750-6474
DV helpline for Native Americans · StrongHearts Native Helpline844-762-8483
TrevorLifeline (LGBTQ+ young people) · The Trevor Project · 24/7866-488-7386
Veterans Crisis Line (988 press 1) · Veterans Crisis Line · 24/7988
Town of Silver City
Animal shelter (strays, impounds, adoptions) · High Desert Humane Society · Lobby Tue-Sat 8:30 am-5:30 pm; animal viewing from 11 am; closed Sun-Mon575-538-9261
Visitor center · Murray Ryan Visitor Center (Visit Silver City)575-538-5555
Library main line · Silver City Public Library · Mon-Thu 9am-6pm; Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-3pm; Sun closed575-538-3672
Senior center and Meals on Wheels sign-up · Silver City Senior Center (operated by the Village of Santa Clara) · Lunch Mon-Fri 12:00-12:30pm575-597-7124
Town Hall main line / receptionist · Town of Silver City - City Hall · Weekday business hours575-538-3731
Town Clerk (public records, elections, business registration) · Town of Silver City - Clerk's Office · Weekday business hours575-534-6346
Code enforcement and animal control (report) · Town of Silver City - Code Enforcement / Animal Control · 24/7575-388-8840
Code enforcement message line · Town of Silver City - Code Enforcement / Animal Control575-534-6344
Planning, zoning and permits · Town of Silver City - Community Development · Weekday business hours575-534-6349
Recreation center / parks and recreation · Town of Silver City - Parks & Recreation (Henry V. "La Burra" Morales Recreation Center) · Call for hours575-388-5436
Streets, potholes, public works · Town of Silver City - Public Works & Parks · Weekday business hours575-388-4640
Street supervisor · Town of Silver City - Streets Division · Weekday business hours575-538-2478
After-hours water emergency (via Central Dispatch) · Town of Silver City - Utilities Department · 24/7575-388-8840
Water/sewer service problems (daytime) · Town of Silver City - Utilities Department · Weekday business hours575-534-6365
Utility billing (water, sewer, trash) · Town of Silver City - Utility Billing & Cemetery · Weekday business hours575-534-6341
Trash pickup problems, missed pickup, special pickup · Universal Waste Systems (Town trash contractor)505-377-8833
Grant County
Emergency text alerts (save this number) · Grant County - TextMyGov / IPAWS alerts · 24/7 (text)575-574-4607
Assessor (property values, exemptions, mobile homes) · Grant County Assessor's Office · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm575-574-0030
County Clerk (recording, marriage licenses, elections, voter registration) · Grant County Clerk's Office · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm575-574-0042
County code enforcement (unincorporated areas) · Grant County Code Enforcement575-519-9956
DWI program (compliance monitoring, DWI school, interlock, victim impact panel) · Grant County DWI Prevention Program · Weekday business hours575-388-4083
County main switchboard · Grant County Government · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm575-574-0000
Indigent hospital/ambulance claims · Grant County Indigent Hospital and County Health Care Fund575-574-0000
Magistrate court clerk (Silver City) · Grant County Magistrate Court - Division I (Silver City) · Mon-Fri 8am-4pm (open over lunch)575-538-3811
Magistrate court clerk (Bayard) · Grant County Magistrate Court - Division II (Bayard) · Mon-Fri 8am-4pm (open over lunch)575-537-3042
County Manager · Grant County Manager's Office · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm575-574-0008
Probate (small estates, heirship) · Grant County Probate Judge · By appointment575-574-0071
County roads (unincorporated areas) · Grant County Road Department · Weekday business hours575-538-3316
Solid waste billing (rural landfill fee) · Grant County Solid Waste Department · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm575-574-0024
Treasurer (property tax payments) · Grant County Treasurer's Office · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm575-574-0057
Senior center (Mimbres) · Mimbres Senior Center · Mon-Fri 9:00am-2:00pm575-536-9990
Veterans service officer (VA claims help) · NM Department of Veterans Services - Silver City Veterans Service Officer · Weekdays (call)575-313-5627
Cooperative Extension (nutrition, gardening, 4-H) · NMSU Cooperative Extension Service - Grant County · Weekday business hours575-388-1559
District Attorney main office · Sixth Judicial District Attorney - Grant County Office · Weekdays (call)575-388-1941
District court clerk (felony, divorce, custody, protection orders, name changes) · Sixth Judicial District Court - Grant County Clerk · Clerk Mon-Fri 8am-4pm (open over lunch); court 8am-5pm575-538-3250 ext. 2
Landfill, transfer stations and recycling drop-offs · Southwest Solid Waste Authority · Call for landfill hours575-388-8051
Other towns
City Hall main / utilities · City of Bayard - City Hall · Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:15pm (closed 12-12:30)575-537-3327
Municipal court · City of Bayard - Municipal Court · 9am-4pm (call)575-537-5438
Municipal court · Town of Hurley - Municipal Court · Town Hall Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm575-537-2287
Town Hall main / utilities / alerts · Town of Hurley - Town Hall · Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm575-537-2287
Municipal court · Village of Santa Clara - Municipal Court575-537-6417
Village Clerk direct · Village of Santa Clara - Village Clerk575-519-9257
Village Hall main (water utilities option 1) · Village of Santa Clara - Village Hall · Mon-Fri 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-4:30pm575-537-2443
Utilities and outages
Account, billing and repair (former Qwest region incl. New Mexico) · CenturyLink (Lumen) · Mon-Fri 8am-6pm800-603-6000
Home phone/internet account and tech support · CenturyLink (Lumen) · Mon-Fri 8am-6pm (repair 24x7)800-244-1111
Call before you dig · New Mexico 811811
Customer service (billing, start/stop service) · New Mexico Gas Company · Mon-Fri 7:30am-6pm888-664-2726
Power outage / downed line / electric emergency · PNM · 24/7 for outages888-342-5766
Hospitals and health
State nursing home / long-term care · Fort Bayard Medical Center (NM Dept of Health)575-537-8900
Family medicine clinic · Gila Regional Family Medicine Clinic575-534-0400
Hospital main line / operator · Gila Regional Medical Center · 24/7575-538-4000
Medical records (HIM) · Gila Regional Medical Center · Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm575-538-4108
Patient Financial Services (financial counseling, charity care) · Gila Regional Medical Center · Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm575-574-4989
(HMS): HMS main appointment line (all Silver City clinics) · Hidalgo Medical Services · CHC Mon-Fri 7am-6pm575-800-1467
Call4Health: After-hours nurse advice line · Hidalgo Medical Services · After hours855-742-3400
Tranquil Skies Community Health Center: Same-day medical appointments · Hidalgo Medical Services · Medical Tue-Fri 7am-5pm; BH Mon-Fri 8am-5pm (closed 12-1)575-388-4412
Poison control · New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center (UNM) · 24/7800-222-1222
Public health office (vaccines, family planning, harm reduction, birth certifica · NM Department of Health - Grant County Public Health Office · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm (closed 12-1)575-538-5318
State health helpline (incl. vital records questions) · NM Department of Health - NMHealth Helpline · Weekdays 7am-8pm; weekends 10am-4pm833-796-8773
Urgent care (walk-in) · Silver Health CARE · Urgent care Tue-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-3pm (closed Sun-Mon); clinic Mon-Fri 8-5575-538-2981
Pharmacy (store line) · Walgreens (Silver City #10808) · Pharmacy Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-6pm (closed 1:30-2pm); store 8am-10pm575-534-0053
Pharmacy · Walmart Pharmacy (Silver City Supercenter #1357) · Pharmacy closes 7pm (closed 1:30-2pm); store 6am-11pm575-388-3113
State offices
Free court and civil legal information line · New Mexico Courts HelpLine (Administrative Office of the Courts) · Statewide phone/online; Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat 9am-1pm855-268-7804
APS local office · NM Adult Protective Services - Silver City office575-534-0832
Report adult abuse, neglect or exploitation (statewide intake) · NM Aging & Long-Term Services - Adult Protective Services866-654-3219
Senior and disability help line (Medicare/SHIP counseling) · NM Aging & Long-Term Services - Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) · Mon-Fri 7:45am-5pm800-432-2080
Family questions about someone in state prison · NM Corrections Department - Family Services / Constituent Services505-827-8710
Offender status / victim notification line · NM Corrections Department - Victim Services · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm877-842-8464
Crime victim compensation · NM Crime Victims Reparation Commission800-306-6262
Protective services main line · NM CYFD - Protective Services Division (state office)505-827-8400
CYFD Silver City office (child protective services) · NM CYFD - Protective Services, Grant & Southern Catron field office575-538-2945
Report child abuse or neglect (#SAFE) · NM CYFD - Statewide Central Intake · 24/7855-333-7233
Birth/death certificates by phone (VitalChek) · NM Department of Health - Bureau of Vital Records · VitalChek phone/online; NMDOH Helpline weekdays 7am-8pm, weekends 10am-4pm877-284-0963
Consumer protection / scam complaints · NM Department of Justice (Attorney General) - Consumer complaints505-490-4060
Attorney General main line (incl. Las Cruces office) · NM Department of Justice (Attorney General) - main offices505-490-4060
Unemployment claims line · NM Department of Workforce Solutions - Unemployment Insurance Operations Center · Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm877-664-6984
Vocational rehabilitation (jobs for people with disabilities) · NM Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) - Silver City office · Weekday business hours (call)575-538-5351
Text line for general info · NM Health Care Authority · 24/7 text info601-401-4995
Child support (in-state line) · NM Health Care Authority - Child Support Services Division · Silver City office Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm (closed state holidays); phone payment answers 24/7800-283-4465
SNAP, Medicaid, TANF/GA, LIHEAP office · NM Health Care Authority - Income Support Division (Grant County office) · Lobby Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm (closed 12-1:30pm); phone center Mon-Fri 7am-6:30pm800-283-4465
Nursing home / assisted living complaints · NM Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program866-451-2901
Tax call center (state income tax, rebates) · NM Taxation and Revenue Department · Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm866-285-2996
Job center (job search, training, unemployment help) · NM Workforce Connection - Silver City (America's Job Center) · Mon-Fri (call)575-538-3737
Federal offices
IRS individual help line · Internal Revenue Service · 7am-7pm local time800-829-1040
In-person IRS appointment line (nearest TAC: Las Cruces) · Internal Revenue Service - Taxpayer Assistance Centers844-545-5640
Free rides to VA medical appointments · NM Department of Veterans Services - Rural Veterans Transportation Program · Scheduling Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm (closed 12-1 for lunch); request rides at least 3 business days ahead505-429-5906
National line (benefits, SSI, replacement card) · Social Security Administration · Mon-Fri 8am-7pm local time; online 24/7800-772-1213
MyVA411 main information line · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 24/7800-698-2411
VA benefits hotline · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Mon-Fri 8am-9pm ET800-827-1000
VA health benefits hotline (enrollment) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Mon-Fri 8am-8pm ET877-222-8387
USPS national customer service (1-800-ASK-USPS) · US Postal Service800-275-8777
Post office (General Delivery mail) · US Postal Service - Silver City Post Office · Retail Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm; Sat 10am-12pm575-538-2831
Rural housing loans and repair grants (serves Grant County) · USDA Rural Development - Las Cruces Field Office575-522-8775 ext. 4
Rural Development state office · USDA Rural Development - New Mexico State Office505-761-4950
VA Health Connect (appointments, nurse advice) · VA New Mexico Health Care System877-252-4866
VA NM main line (Albuquerque) · VA New Mexico Health Care System - Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center505-265-1711
VA clinic (primary care, mental health, social work) · VA New Mexico Health Care System - Silver City VA Clinic · Mon-Fri 8:00-4:30575-538-2921
Community
School district central office · Cobre Consolidated Schools575-537-4010
Free civil legal aid (local office) · New Mexico Legal Aid575-388-0091
Chamber of Commerce · Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce575-519-4859
School district central office · Silver Consolidated Schools575-956-2000
University main / toll-free line · Western New Mexico University800-872-9668
Student One Stop (basic needs center) · Western New Mexico University - One Stop · Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm575-538-6905
Campus police office · Western New Mexico University Police575-538-6231
Other
24/7 child abuse support line (call, text, chat) · Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline · 24/71-800-422-4453
Public bus · Corre Caminos Public Transit · Buses Mon-Fri about 7:35am-4:30pm; office Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm. No weekend or holiday service.575-388-3180
Forest camping rules, fire restrictions and closures · Gila National Forest - Supervisor's Office · Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM575-388-8201
Case management and discharge planning · Gila Regional Medical Center · 24/7 main line575-538-4000
Emergency room · Gila Regional Medical Center · 24/7575-538-4000
County emergency management (fires, floods, evacuations) · Grant County Office of Emergency Management · County office hours575-574-0065
24/7 human trafficking hotline (call, text, chat) · National Human Trafficking Hotline · 24/71-888-373-7888
24/7 gas leak and emergency line · New Mexico Gas Company · 24/71-888-664-2726
State ID and driver's license · NM Motor Vehicle Division - Silver City field office · Mon-Fri 8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm (state field office hours; call to confirm)1-888-683-4636
Job search, training and unemployment help · NM Workforce Connection - Silver City (America's Job Center) · Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm (may close 12-1 for lunch)575-538-3737
Town court for traffic tickets, town ordinance violations and fines · Silver City Municipal Court · Mon-Fri 8:00 am-4:00 pm575-388-4504
SSI, disability, retirement and replacement Social Security cards · Social Security Administration - Las Cruces office (serves Grant County) · Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00866-563-9294
24/7 line for homeless or at-risk veterans · VA National Call Center for Homeless Veterans · Statewide phone/online; 24/7877-424-3838