Fairfield County, CT

ZIP 06468

In ZIP 06468, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Aquarion-Eastern Fairfield County has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 6.2× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 79% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Mott Metallurgical Corp (41%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 7,578 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 06468

• Superfund sites nearbyD
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityF
• Pesticide useC
• Neighborhood health statusB
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsD to F

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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