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ZIP code

87053

in San Ysidro, New MexicoPopulation 916

52.40/ 100

Ranked #12,903 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)

Ranked #89 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (top 26%)

Ranked #22 of 51 Albuquerque, NM ZIPs (top 43%)

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.

Outpatient-care access

1 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of outpatient clinics located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

3.6 days/year

in the bottom 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST18th
US2nd
Definition & 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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & 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 ›

Walkability

1.3 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 3.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST20th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

67.7%

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST23rd
US5th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

8.5%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

31.4%

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

12.4 mi

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST50th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

17 mi

in the top 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST56th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

68.4%

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST51st
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

San Ysidro, New Mexico (ZIP 87053), overall, ranks in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,903rd) and the top 26% of New Mexico (89th).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: outpatient lies in the top 1.8% nationally, modeled humid heat stands in the bottom 2.1% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol registers in the bottom 5.3% nationally. On the other side, walkability resides in the bottom 3.7% nationally, and home broadband subscription settles in the bottom 5.1% nationally. Crowded housing is in the top 6.1% nationally, and distance to a nursing home sits in the top 7.5% nationally. Distance to an emergency room lands in the top 8.3% nationally, and modeled mammography lies in the bottom 8.6% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, 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. ZIP 87044, about 3.9 miles away, comes out healthier overall.

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

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 76%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 66%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 98%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 53%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 27%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 85%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 70%

14%

Disability

healthier than 85%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 73%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 51%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 58%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Risk Behavior

healthier than 38%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 77%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 91%

14%

Disability

healthier than 60%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 91%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 49%

13%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 35%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

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 ›

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 adults23.3%20.4–26.4
High blood pressure among adults32.3%28.5–36.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.4%5.7–7.1
Current asthma among adults11.8%10.4–13.5
Coronary heart disease among adults6.0%5.3–6.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.0%4.1–6.1
Depression among adults24.2%20.7–28.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.4%10.6–14.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened31.4%27.6–35.4
Obesity among adults33.5%27.1–40.5
Stroke among adults3.4%3.0–3.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.1%11.4–16.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.2%6.4–10.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure71.8%68.5–74.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults68.8%64.3–72.9
Cholesterol screening among adults84.1%81.3–86.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.4%53.7–64.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.0%60.1–67.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.4%59.7–75.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.3%12.5–18.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.6%10.8–16.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults20.1%16.2–24.8
Short sleep duration among adults38.7%32.8–44.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.7%16.6–23.3
Frequent mental distress among adults17.8%15.3–20.7
Frequent physical distress among adults14.2%12.2–16.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.6%12.2–17.3
Any disability among adults33.1%28.4–38.3
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.3–9.4
Independent living disability among adults8.3%7.0–9.9
Mobility disability among adults13.4%11.3–15.7
Self-care disability among adults3.5%3.0–4.0
Vision disability among adults6.0%5.3–7.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.7%22.5–31.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.0%14.8–23.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.1%9.9–16.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.3%12.2–18.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.6%9.5–13.9
Loneliness among adults35.1%30.1–40.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.9%8.8–13.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–6410.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)8.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)10.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339
Households without a vehicle7.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347
Broadband subscription67.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate89.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347
Crowded housing (>1 per room)8.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households43.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+12.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age33.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income$52,857$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265
Median home value$196,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255
Median gross rent$885$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 unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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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