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88027

in Chamberino, New MexicoPopulation 580

ZipVitals Score
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49.63/ 100

Ranked #16,750 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 48%)

Ranked #130 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (top 39%)

Ranked #8 of 23 Las Cruces, NM ZIPs (top 35%)

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.

Uninsured (under 65)

23.2%

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US2nd
Definition & 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 ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

11.3%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

9.6%

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST72nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

55.2%

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST30th
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

11.1%

in the top 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

18%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

29.5%

in the top 9.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

34.7%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

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
  • 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 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

On the composite measure, Chamberino, New Mexico (ZIP 88027) stands in the bottom 48% nationally (16,750th) and the top 39% of New Mexico (130th).

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On the ground here, a handful of readings tell most of the story: modeled uninsured is in the top 2.9% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure registers in the top 3.4% nationally. Modeled vision disability lies in the top 5.8% nationally, and colon screening is in the bottom 5.1% nationally. Modeled tree cover registers at the national minimum, unemployment lies in the top 7.6% nationally, and modeled diabetes is in the top 8.1% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health registers in the top 9.3% nationally, and floodplain exposure lies in the top 8.1% nationally. More positively, modeled expected annual loss is in the bottom 2.5% nationally.

Set beside the wider area around it, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". ZIP 79911, about 6.6 miles away, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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 Las Cruces, 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 65%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 81%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 92%

8%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 7%

13%

Disability

healthier than 20%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 11%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 28%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 72%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 60%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 94%

8%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 53%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 40%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 45%

13%

Disability

healthier than 47%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 2%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 67%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 62%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 81%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 86%

11%

Mental Health

in the top 0.00%

8%

Disability

healthier than 62%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 57%

21%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the bottom 0.00%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

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 adults25.7%22.6–28.8
High blood pressure among adults36.7%32.9–40.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.1%5.4–6.8
Current asthma among adults8.6%7.5–9.8
Coronary heart disease among adults7.6%6.5–8.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.4%4.4–6.6
Depression among adults18.6%15.7–21.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.0%15.5–20.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.4%33.5–41.5
Obesity among adults37.7%32.1–43.8
Stroke among adults4.0%3.4–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.0%8.9–13.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years23.2%17.6–29.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.7%73.3–79.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults72.5%68.5–76.3
Cholesterol screening among adults84.9%82.0–87.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years55.2%50.4–60.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults57.7%54.1–61.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.7%63.6–76.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.7%10.4–15.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.8%8.5–13.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.8%26.6–37.5
Short sleep duration among adults32.3%28.0–36.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.5%24.9–34.8
Frequent mental distress among adults13.5%11.5–15.7
Frequent physical distress among adults17.0%14.6–19.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.4%12.7–18.5
Any disability among adults38.1%32.9–43.7
Hearing disability among adults9.0%7.8–10.4
Independent living disability among adults9.2%7.6–11.1
Mobility disability among adults19.0%15.8–22.5
Self-care disability among adults5.8%4.8–7.0
Vision disability among adults9.6%7.9–11.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.2%21.2–29.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults26.0%20.2–32.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults19.3%14.4–24.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.7%15.9–23.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.8%9.5–14.3
Loneliness among adults33.0%28.4–38.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.8%9.7–13.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–6426.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)42.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)11.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339
Households without a vehicle11.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347
Broadband subscription94.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate74.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347
Foreign-born population26.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households80.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+33.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age56.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income$61,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255
Median gross rent$808$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 birth84.6 yr ± 3.9278.9 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 3.92 years of 84.6, 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