Sierra County, NM

ZIP 87901

In ZIP 87901, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Elephant Butte Water System has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 13 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 6.6× 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: Chino Mines Co Mine Concentrator-Sxew Plants (100%), mostly sulfuric acid.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 49,063 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 87901

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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