ZIP code
88043
in Hurley, New MexicoPopulation 1,210
49.13/ 100
Ranked #17,481 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 45%)
Ranked #140 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (top 42%)
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 hazardous-chemical facility
48.2 mi
in the top 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10 per million
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Uninsured (under 65)
18.4%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST72ndUS94thDefinition & 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 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
73.8 mi
in the top 5.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST88thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
9.6 days/year
in the bottom 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST43rdUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Vision disability
8.9%
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST60thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the bottom 8.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS8thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Mammography
68.5%
in the bottom 8.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST53rdUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$34,236
in the bottom 3.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST12thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Hurley, New Mexico (ZIP 88043) lands in the bottom 45% nationally (17,481st) and the top 42% of New Mexico (140th).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 0.9% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk is in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss sits in the bottom 5.7% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site lands in the top 5.9% nationally, and modeled humid heat lies in the bottom 6.6% nationally. Households without a vehicle stands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk rests in the bottom 8.1% nationally. On the other side, modeled uninsured registers in the top 6.0% nationally, and vision disability resides in the top 7.9% nationally. Modeled mammography settles in the bottom 8.8% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. On the overall standing, ZIP 88026, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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
in the top 0.6%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 79%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 79%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 78%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 65%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 48%
21%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 7%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 9%
13%
Disability
healthier than 18%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 86%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 72%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 77%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 49%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 57%
11%
Disability
healthier than 45%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 27%
16%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 40%
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 99.4 (top 1%); chronic-disease standing 48.0 — 51 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,380 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
88023
New Mexicoshares a border
Score 44.31
Closest healthier
88026
New Mexicoshares a border
Score 53.03
Similar health profile
87553
New Mexico96% similar profile
Score 48.52
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 | 29.0% | 25.6–32.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.9% | 33.6–42.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.9% | 7.1–8.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.4% | 8.3–10.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.8–9.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.3% | 6.3–8.4 |
| Depression among adults | 20.8% | 17.6–24.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.7% | 14.6–19.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.1% | 33.5–42.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.5% | 28.2–43.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.6% | 4.2–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.6% | 10.2–15.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 18.4% | 15.3–22.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.2% | 75.0–81.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.4% | 67.0–75.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.6% | 83.6–87.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 59.0% | 53.7–64.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 56.3% | 52.4–60.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.5% | 60.2–76.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.2% | 9.8–14.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.7% | 10.7–15.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.6% | 25.7–36.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.7% | 27.0–38.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.6% | 24.2–31.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.9% | 13.1–17.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.2% | 15.2–19.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.4% | 13.5–17.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.0% | 32.3–42.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.8–11.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.8% | 8.7–11.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.0% | 16.5–21.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.3–6.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.9% | 8.0–9.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.2% | 19.7–27.2 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 23.2% | 19.7–26.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 18.9% | 15.8–22.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.8% | 15.2–20.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.3% | 9.9–12.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.1% | 27.1–37.4 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 10.3–14.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NM median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 17.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 12.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 9.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 13.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.1% | 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 | 80.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 20.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 18.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347 |
| Homeownership rate | 88.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352 |
| Single-parent households | 62.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339 |
| Population 65+ | 36.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352 |
| Median age | 59.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339 |
| Median household income | $34,236 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265 |
| Median home value | $93,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255 |
| Median gross rent | $545 | $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 | 81.3 yr ± 1.99 | 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 1.99 years of 81.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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