Lea County, NM

ZIP 88265

In ZIP 88265, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Hobbs Municipal Water Supply has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 22 contaminants are above health goals, led by vanadium at 1.9× 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: Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Lea Refinery (48%), mostly benzene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 68,073 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 88265

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusB
• Past wildfire impactsD
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 1 census tract · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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