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88203

in Roswell, New MexicoPopulation 28,753

ZipVitals Score
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39.34/ 100

Ranked #27,172 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 15%)

Ranked #258 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (bottom 23%)

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)

23.6%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

52.5%

in the bottom 3.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST18th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

10.4%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

In this ZIP

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

Mammography

66.6%

in the bottom 4.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST37th
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

31.4%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST36th
US5th
Definition & 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 insecurity

23.7%

in the top 5.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

78.9 days/year

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

16.4%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, ZIP 88203, one of several in Roswell, New Mexico sits in the bottom 15% nationally (27,172nd) and the bottom 23% of New Mexico (258th).

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A demanding profile, and several measures drive it: modeled uninsured rests in the top 2.7% nationally, colon screening settles in the bottom 3.1% nationally, and vision disability lands in the top 4.1% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site rests at the national minimum, modeled mammography settles in the bottom 4.8% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health lands in the top 6.1% nationally. Modeled housing insecurity rests in the top 5.0% nationally, and extreme heat settles in the top 5.1% nationally. Modeled utility shutoff lands in the top 5.2% nationally. On the stronger side, modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 4.9% nationally.

Put plainly, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 88201, 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.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 89%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 2%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 31%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 30%

8%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

5%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 90%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 53%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 43%

14%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 28%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 17%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 18%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 24%

8%

Disability

healthier than 28%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

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.

  • Below its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 75.6 ± 1.1 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 79.8 years — 4.2 years below them.

    Ranked #3,114 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

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 adults25.9%22.9–29.0
High blood pressure among adults37.1%33.1–41.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults5.9%5.4–6.6
Current asthma among adults10.1%8.9–11.5
Coronary heart disease among adults7.7%6.9–8.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.8%7.0–8.7
Depression among adults24.2%20.6–28.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.5%13.6–17.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.0%31.0–39.2
Obesity among adults41.8%34.8–49.1
Stroke among adults4.2%3.9–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years17.9%15.0–21.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years23.6%20.9–26.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure72.0%68.8–75.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults68.2%63.9–72.7
Cholesterol screening among adults79.7%77.2–82.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years52.5%47.6–57.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.3%48.8–55.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.6%58.9–74.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.0%11.4–17.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.8%14.6–19.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.2%29.7–39.1
Short sleep duration among adults37.0%31.6–42.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults31.4%28.2–34.7
Frequent mental distress among adults18.4%16.3–20.7
Frequent physical distress among adults18.4%16.4–20.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.1%18.0–22.4
Any disability among adults41.3%36.9–45.8
Hearing disability among adults8.8%7.9–9.9
Independent living disability among adults12.2%10.9–13.5
Mobility disability among adults19.5%17.3–21.8
Self-care disability among adults6.8%6.2–7.4
Vision disability among adults10.4%9.5–11.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.8%23.1–30.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults31.3%28.0–34.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults27.7%24.6–30.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.7%20.9–26.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults15.6%13.9–17.4
Loneliness among adults35.4%30.6–40.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults16.4%14.5–18.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate24.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–6419.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)22.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)6.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339
Households without a vehicle6.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347
Broadband subscription80.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)30.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate65.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347
Foreign-born population13.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households42.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+16.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age37.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income$42,207$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265
Median home value$126,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255
Median gross rent$789$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 birth75.6 yr ± 0.5878.9 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 0.58 years of 75.6, 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