Bernalillo County, NM

ZIP 87114

In ZIP 87114, 7 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.
• Nearest Superfund site: Fruit Avenue Plume, 6.9 miles away (3 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Gcc Rio Grande Inc (56%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 9,168 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 87114

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesB to D
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to D
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useB to D
• Neighborhood health statusA to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 19 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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