Otero County, NM

ZIP 88310

In ZIP 88310, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: El Paso Water Utilities meets every EPA legal limit; 14 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 2.2× 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 Holloman Afb (100%), mostly ethylbenzene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 4.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 13,715 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 88310

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

Based on 17 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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