Sandoval County, NM

ZIP 87544

In ZIP 87544, 5 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 (62%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 4.2 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 87544

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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