Anne Arundel County, MD

ZIP 21401

In ZIP 21401, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Sherwood Forest Water Company meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate at 23× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Middletown Road Dump, 7.3 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Elite Spice Inc. (63%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 34,792 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 21401

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to F
• Air qualityB to D
• Drinking water qualityC to D
• Pesticide useC to D
• Neighborhood health statusB to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 11 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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