Sandoval County, NM

ZIP 87048

In ZIP 87048, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Rio Rancho Water & Ww Services has 3 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 19 contaminants are above health goals, led by vanadium at 1.2× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Gcc Rio Grande Inc (56%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.6 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 12,499 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 87048

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useC to D
• Neighborhood health statusB to C
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to B
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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