Kent County, DE

ZIP 19954

In ZIP 19954, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Deer Meadows meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by chloroform at 73× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 55% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Handytube Corp (82%), mostly trichloroethylene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 349,391 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 19954

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesB to D
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to D
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityB to C
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB to D
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsA

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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