Curry County, NM

ZIP 88101

In ZIP 88101, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Portales Water System meets every EPA legal limit; 18 contaminants are above health goals, led by vanadium at 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: US Dod Usaf Cannon Afb (67%), mostly lead compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 4.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 219,685 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 88101

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

Based on 16 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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