Washington County, PA

ZIP 15021

In ZIP 15021, 10 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Weirton Area Water Board has 3 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 22 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 7.8× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Union Electric Steel Corp (36%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 37,973 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 15021

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC to D
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityD
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useC to F
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC to D
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsD to F

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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