ZIP code
87828
in Polvadera, New MexicoPopulation 1,068
37.45/ 100
Ranked #28,308 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.8%)
Ranked #275 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (bottom 18%)
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.
Energy-cost burden
7.7%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›Mammography
61.5%
in the bottom 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST10thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
37.4%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
85.8%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
50.4%
in the bottom 2.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST15thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
22.8%
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
66.7%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
41.4 mi
in the top 1.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the bottom 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Health need and barriers to care documented here
On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three 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
Barriers to reaching care
- Thin local supply of doctors
- Thin local supply of pharmacies
- 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
Overall, Polvadera, New Mexico (ZIP 87828) lands in the bottom 11.8% nationally (28,308th) and the bottom 18% of New Mexico (275th).
On the ground, a handful of readings define this area: modeled energy burden rests in the top 0.8% nationally, and mammography stands in the bottom 1.0% nationally. Crowded housing lies in the top 0.4% nationally, and poverty lands in the top 0.4% nationally. Modeled colon screening sits in the bottom 2.2% nationally, modeled uninsured is in the top 3.0% nationally, and housing-cost burden settles in the top 0.8% nationally. On the better side, modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 0.7% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers in the top 1.1% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss rests in the bottom 1.3% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, crowded housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 87823, just across the boundary, ranks better 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 87%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 67%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 76%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 32%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.5%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 3%
13%
Disability
healthier than 8%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 23%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 18%
5%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 67%
8%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 47%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 35%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 21%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 39%
11%
Disability
healthier than 27%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 5%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 33%
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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 86.7; chronic-disease standing 32.0 — 55 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,137 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.
Nearby
87823
New Mexicoshares a border
Score 40.09
Closest healthier
87831
New Mexicoshares a border
Score 44.86
Similar health profile
88029
New Mexico97% similar profile
Score 38.92
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 | 28.5% | 25.0–32.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.7% | 35.3–44.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.8% | 7.0–8.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.3% | 8.1–10.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.9% | 8.8–11.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.5–10.1 |
| Depression among adults | 20.2% | 17.0–23.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.4% | 15.0–19.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.4% | 32.8–41.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.4% | 30.7–46.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.1% | 4.5–5.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 20.5% | 17.0–24.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 22.8% | 18.7–27.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.3% | 72.7–79.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 69.9% | 65.3–74.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.9% | 81.5–86.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 50.4% | 44.8–56.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 51.6% | 47.6–55.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 61.5% | 52.2–70.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.9% | 9.5–14.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.0% | 13.2–18.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 34.7% | 29.0–40.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.6% | 25.7–38.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 31.6% | 27.4–36.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.8% | 13.8–18.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.1% | 16.6–21.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.3% | 14.9–19.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 39.7% | 34.5–45.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.1% | 9.8–12.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.2% | 9.6–12.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.4% | 18.4–24.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.8% | 5.9–7.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 10.3% | 9.0–11.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.8% | 21.8–30.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 27.4% | 22.8–31.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 23.3% | 19.2–27.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.4% | 17.2–23.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 12.8% | 10.9–14.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.8% | 27.6–38.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 13.7% | 11.6–15.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NM median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 85.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 12.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 11.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347 |
| Broadband subscription | 76.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 66.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 18.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347 |
| Homeownership rate | 84.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 37.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352 |
| Single-parent households | 12.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339 |
| Population 65+ | 11.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352 |
| Median age | 6.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265 |
| Median home value | $116,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 79.1 yr ± 1.57 | 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 1.57 years of 79.1, 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