Otero County, NM

ZIP 88314

In ZIP 88314, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Enchanted Valley Wua has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 358× 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 4.6 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 88314

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

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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