Worcester County, MD

ZIP 21862

In ZIP 21862, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Bayside Pump District (Tui) has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 13 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 7.1× 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: Trinity Sterile (87%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 122,817 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 21862

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

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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