Ocean County, NJ

ZIP 08751

In ZIP 08751, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Lavallette Water Dept meets every EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 393× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Denzer & Schafer X-Ray Co., 5.4 miles away (3 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Allentown LLC (98%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 7,689 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 08751

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC to D
• Pesticide useB
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to B

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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