Montgomery County, MD

ZIP 20872

In ZIP 20872, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 20 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 274× 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: Elite Spice Inc. (48%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 70,837 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 20872

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityD
• Pesticide useD
• Neighborhood health statusA to C
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA to B
• Radiation signalsD to F

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

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