ZIP code
87035
in Moriarty, New MexicoPopulation 7,539
39.59/ 100
Ranked #27,022 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 16%)
Ranked #256 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (bottom 24%)
Ranked #44 of 51 Albuquerque, NM ZIPs (bottom 13.8%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Distance to a nursing home
20.3 mi
in the top 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST73rdUS97thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Mammography
66.2%
in the bottom 4.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST35thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
54.8%
in the bottom 4.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST28thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
21.1 mi
in the top 4.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST66thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
9.1%
in the top 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST63rdUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
42.4 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
14.7 per million
in the bottom 6.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST58thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
9.3 days/year
in the bottom 6.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST42ndUS6thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
6.6%
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST71stUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
29.5%
in the top 9.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST69thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›The read
Moriarty, New Mexico (ZIP 87035), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 16% nationally (27,022nd) and the bottom 24% of New Mexico (256th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the bottom 6.1% nationally, and humid heat settles in the bottom 6.4% nationally. Pulling the other way, distance to a nursing home sits in the top 3.3% nationally, and modeled mammography lies in the bottom 4.2% nationally. Modeled colon screening rests in the bottom 4.8% nationally, distance to an emergency room resides in the top 4.8% nationally, and modeled vision disability is in the top 7.2% nationally. Fatal road crashes lands in the top 6.0% nationally, modeled self-care disability stands in the top 7.9% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health registers in the top 9.3% nationally.
For anyone unfamiliar, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 87015, just across the boundary.
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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.02%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 44%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 32%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 5%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 19%
8%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 13%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 50%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 35%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 27%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 31%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 17%
8%
Disability
healthier than 30%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 23%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 84%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 13%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 21%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 14%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 21%
8%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 15%
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
One of our published findings lists 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.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 81.4 ± 3.0 years. A median household income of $44,938 predicts 76.9 years — 4.5 years above.
Ranked #110 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
87015
New Mexicoshares a border
Score 55.41
Closest healthier
87016
New Mexicoshares a border
Score 41.15
Similar health profile
87418
New Mexico98% similar profile
Score 42.36
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 30.2% | 26.6–33.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.4% | 33.9–42.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.8% | 7.0–8.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.5–12.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 8.1–9.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.9% | 8.8–11.0 |
| Depression among adults | 26.2% | 22.2–30.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.9% | 13.8–17.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.4% | 32.8–41.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.0% | 27.2–43.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.8% | 4.4–5.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 20.8% | 17.1–24.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 16.6% | 14.4–18.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.5% | 71.9–78.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 68.8% | 64.2–73.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 81.7% | 79.4–83.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 54.8% | 49.3–60.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.4% | 50.3–58.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 66.2% | 57.2–74.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.5% | 11.0–16.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.9% | 16.3–21.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.6% | 25.7–35.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.1% | 28.6–42.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 29.5% | 26.2–32.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.6% | 16.5–20.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.9% | 16.8–21.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.0% | 16.8–21.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.3% | 35.5–45.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.8% | 8.7–10.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.1% | 10.9–13.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.1% | 17.7–22.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.6% | 6.1–7.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 9.1% | 8.3–9.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.8% | 22.2–29.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 25.9% | 22.9–29.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 24.3% | 21.4–27.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.8% | 16.5–21.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 13.2% | 11.7–14.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 35.2% | 30.0–40.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 13.8% | 12.1–15.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NM median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 23.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 12.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 11.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 9.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 32.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 18.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347 |
| Homeownership rate | 79.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352 |
| Single-parent households | 61.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339 |
| Population 65+ | 17.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352 |
| Median age | 36.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339 |
| Median household income | $44,938 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265 |
| Median home value | $162,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255 |
| Median gross rent | $933 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $917 ($549–$1,408) n=173 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NM median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.4 yr ± 1.55 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.5 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 1.55 years of 81.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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