Socorro County, NM

ZIP 87825

In ZIP 87825, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Alamo-Alamo Community meets every EPA legal limit; 3 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 1,250× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Wall Colmonoy Corp (100%), mostly nickel.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 4.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 4,743 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 87825

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyA to B
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA to F
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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