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87013

in Cuba, New MexicoPopulation 5,251

ZipVitals Score
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18.43/ 100

Ranked #31,948 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 0.4%)

Ranked #335 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (bottom 0.6%)

Ranked #50 of 51 Albuquerque, NM ZIPs (bottom 2.0%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Vision disability

15.5%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

42.4%

in the bottom 0.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

18.7%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

38.1%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

58.3%

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

9.6%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

40.1%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

25.5%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

26.1%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Health need and barriers to care documented here

On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its severe level: severe means at least four of the six health-need readings and at least four of the six access barriers apply to the same place.

These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.

Health need documented here

  • People without health insurance
  • People living in poverty
  • Food insecurity
  • Housing insecurity
  • Adults reporting fair or poor health
  • Chronic conditions

Barriers to reaching care

  • Distance to the nearest emergency room
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies
  • Households with no vehicle
  • Limited home internet for telehealth

A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.

See the full care-deserts analysis →

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Cuba, New Mexico (ZIP 87013) ranks in the bottom 0.4% nationally (31,948th) and the bottom 0.6% of New Mexico (335th).

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The readings that matter most locally set the tone for the profile: modeled vision disability sits in the top 0.3% nationally, and colon screening rests in the bottom 0.4% nationally. Modeled independent living disability is in the top 0.4% nationally, and tooth loss stands in the top 0.7% nationally. Modeled mammography settles in the bottom 0.6% nationally, self-care disability lies in the top 0.9% nationally, and fair or poor health resides in the top 0.7% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability lands in the top 0.9% nationally, and transportation registers in the top 0.5% nationally. On the encouraging side, modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 0.3% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs it borders, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 87025, just across the boundary. The area additionally shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.

What’s driving this score

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the Albuquerque, NM metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.04%

16%

Preventive Care

in the bottom 0.6%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 0.2%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 68%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 1%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 6%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the bottom 0.4%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 4%

8%

Disability

healthier than 4%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 93%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 84%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 2%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 2%

8%

Disability

healthier than 2%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 12%

5%

“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Findings that name this ZIP

2 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Below its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 75.7 ± 1.1 years. The 47 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 78.5 years — 2.8 years below them.

    Ranked #2,241 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 98.4 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 3.8 (bottom 10%) — 95 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #29 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults30.6%28.0–33.3
High blood pressure among adults42.8%39.6–46.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.4%5.9–7.0
Current asthma among adults14.0%12.7–15.3
Coronary heart disease among adults11.0%10.1–11.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults13.2%12.0–14.5
Depression among adults26.8%23.8–29.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults21.5%19.5–23.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.7%33.5–40.0
Obesity among adults43.3%37.9–48.7
Stroke among adults6.8%6.3–7.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years38.1%33.8–42.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years17.8%15.4–20.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure73.7%71.1–76.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults67.3%63.9–70.5
Cholesterol screening among adults76.6%74.5–78.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years42.4%37.9–46.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults37.6%34.5–40.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years58.3%50.6–65.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.0%10.2–13.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults30.5%27.6–33.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults37.2%33.2–41.1
Short sleep duration among adults44.3%39.2–48.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults40.1%37.0–43.3
Frequent mental distress among adults23.9%21.8–25.9
Frequent physical distress among adults24.6%22.5–26.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults25.5%23.3–27.9
Any disability among adults50.3%46.5–54.0
Hearing disability among adults13.5%12.4–14.7
Independent living disability among adults18.7%17.1–20.4
Mobility disability among adults27.2%24.9–29.5
Self-care disability among adults9.6%8.9–10.5
Vision disability among adults15.5%14.3–16.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults32.7%29.4–36.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults46.3%42.9–49.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults44.1%40.6–47.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults31.6%28.8–34.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults26.1%23.9–28.3
Loneliness among adults38.5%34.5–42.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults26.3%24.0–28.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate37.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–6419.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)26.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)9.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)18.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339
Households without a vehicle12.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347
Broadband subscription45.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)17.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate86.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347
Crowded housing (>1 per room)17.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347
Foreign-born population1.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households43.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+12.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age31.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income$32,942$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265
Median home value$75,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255
Median gross rent$1,255$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$917 ($549–$1,408) n=173
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.7 yr ± 0.5578.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.5 yr (76.1–83.2) n=357

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.55 years of 75.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured