Otero County, NM

ZIP 88342

In ZIP 88342, none of the 12 things we check has a part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Holloman Air Force Base meets every EPA legal limit; 1 contaminant is above health goals, led by lithium at 1.6× the USGS health-based screening level.
• 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 5.6 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 88342

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityB
• Pesticide useC
• Neighborhood health statusA
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA

Based on 1 census tract · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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